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redshank

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. redshank (noun)
  2. spotted redshank (noun)

red·shank

noun \ˈred-ˌshaŋk\

Definition of REDSHANK

: a common Old World sandpiper (Tringa totanus) with pale red legs and feet

First Known Use of REDSHANK

1525

Rhymes with REDSHANK

claybank, Cruikshank, drop tank, embank, eye bank, Firbank, flag rank, foreshank, gangplank, greenshank, land bank, left-bank, nonbank, outflank, outrank, pickthank, point-blank, sandbank, sheepshank, snowbank, state bank, think tank, West Bank

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