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单词 redleg
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Redleg

[ red-leg ]
/ ˈrɛdˌlɛg /

noun U.S. History.

a member of a secret organization, formed in Kansas in 1862, that engaged in guerrilla activities during the Civil War.

Origin of Redleg

So called from the red leggings worn by the members

Words nearby Redleg

Redlands, red larkspur, red lead, red-lead ore, red-lead putty, Redleg, redlegged grasshopper, red-legged partridge, red-letter, red-letter day, red light
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Example sentences from the Web for Redleg

  • There exists but a single resident species of true game-bird—the redleg.

    Unexplored Spain|Abel Chapman

British Dictionary definitions for Redleg

redleg
/ (ˈrɛdˌlɛɡ) /

noun

Caribbean derogatory a poor White person
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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