ruddy turnstone

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noun

a common shorebird, Arenaria interpres,of the New and Old World Arctic, wintering south to southern South America and Australia and having striking reddish-brown, black, and white plumage.

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Also called turnstone.

Origin of ruddy turnstone

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby ruddy turnstone

ruddle, ruddleman, ruddock, ruddy, ruddy duck, ruddy turnstone, rude, rude awakening, ruderal, Rüdesheimer, rudiment

How to use ruddy turnstone in a sentence

His complexion was ruddy, his fair skin burnt from time in the sun.
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“Some years ago I introduced Dick to former President Bill Clinton,” Ruddy wrote.
Scaife v. Clinton and the Dangers of Demonization|John Avlon|July 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One of the boys, a stocky ruddy-faced blond teen, vanished after he and Middleton got drunk on rubbing alcohol.
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Yet now, Obama has need for more—much more—than a jolly, ruddy dude who serves as a racial palliative.
Hillary in 2012|Tunku Varadarajan|August 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST

By July 23, Karadzic looked like himself, albeit a bit thinner, his skin shallow compared to its wartime ruddy glow.
The Rebel at The Hague|Ellie Tzortzi|July 22, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Tom himself was burly, ruddy, broad, and rather above middle size.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
He was a big-bodied, big-hearted, ruddy-faced, farmerlike man of fifty or so; and the service was proud of him.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
He was a big man, and looked bigger than he was; good-looking too; ruddy, portly, well-dressed and formal.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
He stepped hastily back, his cheeks, before so fresh and ruddy, were now blanched with a deadly pallor.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
A cheerful fire was roaring up the great chimney, and she was literally basking in the warmth the ruddy blaze diffused around.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie