'Clee' definitions:
Definition of 'Clee'
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- Clee \Clee\ (kl[=e]), n. A claw. [Obs.] --Holland. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Clee'
From: GCIDE
- Clee \Clee\, n. (Zool.) The redshank. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'clee'
From: GCIDE
- Redshank \Red"shank`\ (r?d"sh?nk`), n.
- 1. (Zool.) (a) A common Old World limicoline bird ({Totanus calidris}), having the legs and feet pale red. The spotted redshank (Totanus fuscus) is larger, and has orange-red legs. Called also redshanks, redleg, and clee. (b) The fieldfare. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A bare-legged person; -- a contemptuous appellation formerly given to the Scotch Highlanders, in allusion to their bare legs. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]