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redwing

[ red-wing ]

noun

  1. a European thrush, Turdus iliacus, having chestnut-red flank and axillary feathers.


redwing

/ ˈrɛdˌwɪŋ /

noun

  1. a small European thrush, Turdus iliacus , having a speckled breast, reddish flanks, and brown back
  2. a North American oriole, Agelaius phoeniceus , the male of which has a black plumage with a red-and-yellow patch on each wing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of redwing1

First recorded in 1650–60; red 1 + wing
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Example Sentences

I’m finally ready to stop buying shoes that fall apart after a single season, and a colleague swears by Red Wing boots as a fashionable option that lasts for years.

There were some twenty pairs of birds in this Redwing colony, who seemed to be much frightened by the approach of visitors.

In truth Redwing was a quiet, excessively practical little town, quite commonplace to every other passenger, except myself.

It shares with the Redwing the name of Nightingale, and often delighted us in our midnight visits amongst the islands.'

He could hear Mr. Redwing's voice, and it sounded as if Mr. Redwing was very much excited.

When he broke poor Redwing's back three fields from home in the Melton steeplechase he was grieved, annoyed, distressed.

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