Redleg

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(redleg′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Red•leg  (redleg′),USA pronunciation n. [U.S. Hist.]
  1. American Historya member of a secret organization, formed in Kansas in 1862, that engaged in guerrilla activities during the Civil War.
  • so called from the red leggings worn by the members


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