redshank

[ red-shangk ]

/ ˈrɛdˌʃæŋk /

noun

an Old World sandpiper, Tringa totanus, having red legs and feet.

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Origin of redshank

First recorded in 1515–25; red¹ + shank

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Examples from the Web for redshank

Professor Ansted includes the Redshank in his list, but only marks it as occurring in Guernsey.
Birds of Guernsey (1879)|Cecil Smith
The food of the Redshank consists of worms, marine insects, and any other animal matter which abounds on the sea-shore.
British Birds in their Haunts|Rev. C. A. Johns
The love flight of the redshank is a very striking feature of the courtship and may be seen even after incubation has begun.
Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part 1 (of 2)|Arthur Cleveland Bent
His cousin, the redshank, a much larger bird, has already been described here in regard to his spring love-making.
Birds in Flight|W. P. Pycraft

It had the soft quality, soft yet piercing, of a redshank's, but it shuddered like an owl's.
Lore of Proserpine|Maurice Hewlett

British Dictionary definitions for redshank

redshank

/ (ˈrɛdˌʃæŋk) /

noun

either of two large common European sandpipers, Tringa totanus or T. erythropus (spotted redshank), having red legs

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