"redleg" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: redlegs [plural]
Etymology: From red + leg. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|red|leg}} red + leg Head templates: {{en-noun}} redleg (plural redlegs)
  1. A bird, the redshank.
    Sense id: en-redleg-en-noun-fYsYR1j6
  2. A bird, the turnstone.
    Sense id: en-redleg-en-noun-ownUxb0Y
  3. A plant in the buckwheat family, lady's thumb. Categories (lifeform): Buckwheat family plants, Scolopacids
    Sense id: en-redleg-en-noun-KVp277eS Disambiguation of Buckwheat family plants: 2 2 71 26 Disambiguation of Scolopacids: 17 14 45 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 58 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 2 56 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 58 39
  4. (Caribbean, derogatory) A member of a class of poor white people, originally from Ireland, Scotland and the west of England, now living on Barbados, St. Vincent, Grenada and a few other Caribbean islands. Tags: Caribbean, derogatory
    Sense id: en-redleg-en-noun-QB4A9MEJ Categories (other): Caribbean English

Inflected forms

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