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redlegs

redlegs is the plural of redleg.

Meaning of redleg

Noun

redleg (plural redlegs)

  1. A bird, the redshank.
  2. A bird, the turnstone.
  3. A plant in the buckwheat family, the lady's thumb.
  4. (Caribbean, derogatory) A member of a class of impoverished white people, originally from Ireland, Scotland and the west of England, now living on Barbados, St. Vincent, Grenada and a few other Caribbean islands.

Questions about redlegs

What is redlegs the plural of?
Redlegs is the plural of redleg.

Words near redlegs in the dictionary

  1. Redland
  2. Redland City
  3. Redlands
  4. redledgeite
  5. redleg
  6. redlegs
  7. Redlener
  8. redless
  9. Redlich
  10. redlichiid
  11. redlichiids

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