10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RED SHANK»
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Herbal Remedies of the Lumbee Indians
Red Sassafras Tree see Sassafras Tree Red Shank (Ceanothus amer- icanus);
also known as New Jersey Tea Red Shank is a low, shrubby, deciduous
perennial that can reach a height of three feet. Its two- to four- inch toothed leaves
are ...
Arvis Locklear Boughman, Loretta O. Oxendine, 2004
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The American Cotton Planter: A Monthly Journal Devoted to ...
We would not object to a small war, even among our brotherhood, (if that very
iunocent implement, paper ammunition, is nsed,) providing it will result in a
trinmph over the periodical disease of sore-shin, or red shank among Cotton, as it
is ...
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ILLUSTRATED NATURAL HISTORY OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
The Spotted Red-Shank, T.fuscus — the Chevalier brun of the French — is twelve
inches long ; ash-gray above, beneath white. It inhabits the sea-shore, as well as
the borders of rivers and lakes, feeding on worms, insects, and small testacea, ...
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A Manual of the Ornithology of the United States and of ...
THE RED-SHANK, or GAMBET. (Totanus ealidris, Bechst. Temm. ii. p. 643.
Scolopax calidris, Gmei.. Lath. Ind. ii. p. 722. sp. 25. Tringa gambctta, Gmel. Syst.
i. p. 671. sp. 3. Totanus narius, Briss. Lath. Ind. ii. p. 728. sp. 9. Chevalier aux
pieds ...
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Introduction to California Chaparral
Red shank and ribbonwood are names given to this plant because of the loose
shaggy red bark that peels off in long strips from the major stems. The shrubs are
tall by chaparral standards, often growing to heights of 12 to 20 feet (pl. 36).
Ronald D. Quinn, Dr. Sterling C. Keeley, 2006
Now you will find in Red Shank all the good features of Nonpareil, in a larger size
, and a more useful type. There is a lot to be said for boats of V bottom model. For
the amateur builder this type has many advantages, not the least of these being ...
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The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
c. of ca 1780–1840. red shank, red-shank, redshank *. A duck: c.: mid-C.16–19. 2
. A turkey: C.18. Ex the pool-snipe so named. 3. A woman wearing no stockings:
Connaught coll: from ca 1840. Ex the historical S.E. red-shank. red shirt *. A back
...
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The Cyclopædia: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, ...
CALIDRIS; Red-shank. The bill is straight and red; the legs are scarlet ; the
secondary quill-feathers are white. It inhabits Europe and America, and is twelve
inches long. The bill is black towards the tip ; the irides are of a reddishhazel
colour ...
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The Cyclopaedia; Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences ...
Scali/pax candida, Wllite red Shank . Scalopax шрифт, Саре Snipe Srolapax rn/
lira/a, Wood Cock Sralopax major, Great Snipe Sfabpaxfn/oa, Great or American
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Peppitt cites A. Winston, Pirates and Privateers, 1969. red shank, red-shank,
redshank. A duck: c.: mid-C.16—19. Harman, B.E., Grose.—2. A turkey: C.18. Ex
the pool-snipe s0 named.—3. A woman wearing no stockings: Connaught coll.:
ca.
