释义 |
redleg \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun 1. a. : redshank b. : turnstone c. : red-legged partridge d. Wales : purple sandpiper 2. : a bacterial disease of frogs that is especially destructive when numbers of them are kept together 3. a. usually capitalized [so called from the red leggings worn] : a guerrilla raider of pro-secessionist territory especially in Missouri during the Civil War — compare bushwhacker c b. often capitalized [so called from the red piping formerly worn on the legs by United States artillerymen] : artilleryman |