Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having red on the sides: specifically noting the red-winged thrush, Turdus iliacus.

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Examples

  • When I was visiting their red-sided house the other day, which they are putting on the market, I asked if I could share their home with my blog readers.

    Archive 2007-04-01 regina doman 2007

  • When I was visiting their red-sided house the other day, which they are putting on the market, I asked if I could share their home with my blog readers.

    The Red House regina doman 2007

  • Reptiles and amphibians are severely limited in numbers, but Canadian toad, leopard frog and red-sided garter snake reach their northern limits here.

    Wood Buffalo National Park, Canada 2008

  • One unsuspecting couple built a house on top of an empty snake pit one summer, only to find their property swarmed by thousands of red-sided garters returning to their traditional hibernation den in the fall.

    is that a banana slug in your pocket or are you just happy to see me? « raincoaster 2007

  • But he could blow out the red-sided lamp; and he did.

    The House of Arden Edith 1923

  • The annual mating of red-sided garter snakes is a tourist attraction in Manitoba, Canada.

    WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2009

  • "Manitoba's red-sided garter snake dens are world famous for being the largest concentration of snakes in the world.

    CTV News RSS Feed 2008

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