redshank

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of two species of Old World wading bird in the genus Tringa that have long red legs.
    — Saltings ringing with the redshank's cry.
  2. Any of species Ceratodon purpureus of moss
  3. Lady's thumb or redleg (Persicaria maculosa), an herb in the buckwheat family.
  4. A bare-legged person; one of the Scottish Highlanders, who wore kilts. derogatory,obsolete
    — Much worse then the former; for who that is experienced in those partes and knoweth not that the Oneales are neerely alied unto the Mac Oneales of Scotland, and to the Earle of Argill, from whom they use to have all ther succors of those Scottes and Redshanks?

词形变化

redshanks plural red shank alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
common redshank dusky redshank panicled redshank redshanks scarce redshank spotted redshank
相关词
redshanks greenshank

词源

From red + shank.
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