Redleg

[red-leg]

noun U.S. History.

a member of a secret organization, formed in Kansas in 1862, that engaged in guerrilla activities during the Civil War.

Origin of Redleg

so called from the red leggings worn by the members

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There exists but a single resident species of true game-bird—the redleg.
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British Dictionary definitions for redleg

redleg

noun

Caribbean derogatory a poor White person

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