Redshank
Redshank (r?d"sh?nk`) , noun
1.
(a) (Zoology) A common Old World limicoline bird (Totanus calidris), having the legs and feet pale red. The spotted redshank (Totanus fuscus) is larger, and has orange-red legs. Called also redshanks, redleg, and clee.
(b)
(Zoology) The fieldfare.
2.
A bare-legged person; -- a contemptuous appellation formerly given to the Scotch Highlanders, in allusion to their bare legs. — Spenser