redlegs
Field artillery soldiers
Redlegs has several distinct uses.
It refers to a poor white person in the Caribbean, especially Barbados—descendants of indentured servants and deportees from the British Isles, so called for their sunburned legs.
In U.S. military slang, redlegs are artillery soldiers, from the red stripe historically worn on their uniform trousers.
Redlegs is also a nickname for the Cincinnati Reds baseball team.
Cold War political suspects
- OhioMidwestern state, major river
- National LeagueOlder major baseball organization
- Pete RoseBanned baseball hits leader
Countrymen fighting countrymen
- Union soldiersNorthern army in 1860s
- KentuckyBluegrass State
- ConfederateSecessionist state supporter
- sunburnUV-induced skin inflammation
marching · infantry · campaign · regiment · artillery · battlefield · troops · cavalry
Reds
Cold War political suspects
- OhioMidwestern state, major river
- National LeagueOlder major baseball organization
- Pete RoseBanned baseball hits leader
Civil War
Countrymen fighting countrymen
- Union soldiersNorthern army in 1860s
- KentuckyBluegrass State
- ConfederateSecessionist state supporter
sunburn · marching · infantry · campaign · regiment · artillery · battlefield · troops · cavalry · veteran
pitcher
Pouring vessel or hurler
strikeout · double play · batter · bullpen · dugout · curveball · fastball · walk-off · grand slam · lineup
Caribbean
Tropical Atlantic region
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
- crustaceanAquatic arthropod with exoskeleton
- shellHard outer covering
tide pool · marine · aquarium · scavenger · molting · claw · antennae · saltwater · invertebrate · coastal
redlegsinfantry
Ground combat troops
grunts · infantrymen · foot soldiers · ground pounders · doughboys