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Definition of Redlegs

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Redleg Red"leg` (r?d"l?g`), Redlegs Red`legs` (-l?gz`), n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The redshank. (b) The turnstone.
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Redleg Red"leg` (r?d"l?g`), Redlegs Red`legs` (-l?gz`), n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The redshank. (b) The turnstone.
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Redshank Red"shank` (r?d"sh?nk`), n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) (a) 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. (b) The fieldfare. 2. A bare-legged person; -- a contemptuous appellation formerly given to the Scotch Highlanders, in allusion to their bare legs. --Spenser.

Meaning of Redlegs from wikipedia

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- Norwood Football Club, nicknamed the Redlegs, is an Australian rules football club competing in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL)...
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- Redleg Snyder Outfielder Born: (1854-12-12)December 12, 1854 Camden, New Jersey Died: November 24, 1932(1932-11-24) (aged 77) Camden, New Jersey Batted:...
- Fort Sill is a United States Army post north of Lawton, Oklahoma, about 85 miles (137 km) southwest of Oklahoma City. It covers almost 94,000 acres (38...
- The 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs season was a season in American baseball. It consisted of the Redlegs finishing in fifth place in the National League, with...
- The 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs season consisted of the Redlegs finishing in third place in the National League with a record of 91–63, two games behind the...
- The 1958 Cincinnati Redlegs season consisted of the Redlegs finishing in fourth place in the National League (NL) standings with a record of 76–78, 16...
- The Palatka Redlegs were a minor league baseball team that existed from 1956 to 1962 as members of the Florida State League, as descendants from the Palatka...