redshank

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for redshank

redshank 🔊

redshank : දිග හොටක් ඇති විශාල කුරුල්ලෙක්

redshank definition

Noun.

  1. A common Old World limicoline bird (Totanus calidris), having the legs and feet pale red. The spotted redshank (T. fuscus) is larger, and has orange-red legs. Called also redshanks, redleg, and clee.
  2. The fieldfare.
  3. A bare-legged person; -- a contemptuous appellation formerly given to the Scotch Highlanders, in allusion to their bare legs.