Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In ornithology:
- noun The red-legged partridge.
- noun The red-legged plover or turnstone, Strepsilas interpres.
- noun The purple sandpiper, Tringa maritima.
- noun The redshank.
- noun In botany, the bistort, Polygonum Bistorta, so named from the redness of its stems. The name is applied also to some other species of Polygonum.
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- noun Plural form of
redleg .
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Examples
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For you civilians the redlegs are the Artillery men and they do think they are king.
The James Rifle 2009
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For you civilians the redlegs are the Artillery men and they do think they are king.
The James Rifle 2009
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March 30th, 2010 at 11: 43 am tombaker says: redlegs
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To Clay Cooper: The re-enactor said that when Union redlegs fired at that rate it was almost suicidal, because you were ramming a charge the instant after the previous one had fired.
The James Rifle 2009
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To Clay Cooper: The re-enactor said that when Union redlegs fired at that rate it was almost suicidal, because you were ramming a charge the instant after the previous one had fired.
The James Rifle 2009
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A park ranger had a mexican redlegs tarantula out in a plastic cage to show everyone, neat-o!
burnkryten Diary Entry burnkryten 2005
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BTW … the online article was written long ago and the LJW staff will, I am sure, update it when they have puddleglum (Anonymous) says … kansas redlegs: yeah I know exactly what you mean.
LJWorld.com stories: News <StaffMember: Asher Fusco>, <StaffMember: Joe Prei 2010
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BTW … the online article was written long ago and the LJW staff will, I am sure, update it when they have puddleglum (Anonymous) says … kansas redlegs: yeah I know exactly what you mean.
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