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RED WING

Specialty Definition: RED WING

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Slang

Noun. Source: Derived from a simple visual description of the term. Definition: The red streaks left on either side of a man's face after he has had oral sex with a woman who is menstruating. Context: Used by anyone within the social group,not with the outgroup. Firstly it is too disgusting, and secondly no one would know what they were talking about. Social Source: Party-oriented college freshmen. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Red Wing, Minnesota

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Red Wing is a city located in Goodhue County, Minnesota. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 16,116. It is the county seat of Goodhue County6.

Geography


According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 107.1 km² (41.4 mi²). 91.7 km² (35.4 mi²) of it is land and 15.5 km² (6.0 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 14.43% water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 16,116 people, 6,562 households, and 4,166 families residing in the city. The population density is 175.8/km² (455.3/mi²). There are 6,867 housing units at an average density of 74.9/km² (194.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 94.33% White, 1.32% African American, 2.22% Native American, 0.74% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.53% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. 1.27% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 6,562 households out of which 30.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% are married couples living together, 8.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% are non-families. 30.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.35 and the average family size is 2.94. In the city the population is spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90.6 males. The median income for a household in the city is $43,674, and the median income for a family is $54,641. Males have a median income of $36,576 versus $25,477 for females. The per capita income for the city is $21,678. 6.8% of the population and 3.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 7.9% are under the age of 18 and 8.0% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Red Wing, Minnesota."

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Modern Usage: RED WING

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Movie/TV Titles

Red Wing and the Paleface (1912)

For the Love of Red Wing (1910)

The Flight of Red Wing (1910)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: RED WING

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Books

  • Collectors Encyclopedia of Red Wing Art Pottery: Identification & Values (reference)

  • Greatest Moments in Detroit Red Wing History (reference)

  • Red Wing Art Pottery: Classic American Pottery from the 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s: Including Pottery Made for Rum Rill (reference)

  • Red Wing Collectibles (reference)

  • Red Wing Potters and Their Wares (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  • America's Atomic Bomb Tests-Desert Rock to Red Wing (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: RED WING

Illustrations:
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Photo Album: RED WING

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Trailer for sale. Red Wing, Minnesota. Credit: Library of Congress.

Jamian Advertising Co. Red wing I. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Use in Literature: RED WING

TitleAuthorQuote

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

On the wall a picture of an Indian girl in color, labeled Red Wing.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: RED WING

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Economic History

Mexico

Some of the major brands currently being manufactured in the area include Hush Puppies, Florsheim, Ferragamo, Cole Haan, Ecco, Steve Madden, Rockport, Johnston & Murphy, Red Wing, Justin Boots, Stride Rite, etc. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Cities: RED WING


1. Red Wing, MN (city, FIPS 53620)
Location: 44.58193 N, 92.60206 W
Population (1990): 15134 (6176 housing units)
Area: 90.3 sq km (land), 15.3 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 55066
Country: USA

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: RED WING

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

red wing minnesota

520

central red wing

8

red wing boot

454

red wing mn hotel

7

red wing shoes

432

casino red wing

7

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204

minnesota newspaper red wing

7

red wing pottery

106

red wing lodge

6

red wing work boot

39

mn newspaper red wing

6

red wing shoes company

39

red wing bed and breakfast

6

bird black red wing

31

ace red wing

6

blackbird red wing

31

red wing minnesota hotel

6

red wing crock

29

red wing country club

6

red wing shoes store

20

chamber commerce red wing

5

hotel red wing

18

red wing high school

5

red wing treasure island casino

15

city of red wing

5

st james hotel red wing

12

red wing ymca

5

red wing real estate

12

red wing minnesota bed and breakfast

5

newspaper red wing

12

red wing software

5

red wing safety shoes

10

park red wing

5

treasure island casino red wing mn

10

red wing hockey

4

red wing stoneware

10

red wing cookie jar

4

boot discount red wing

8

red wing dinnerware

4
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: RED WING

Language Translations for "RED WING"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Blackfoot

  

iimáóhkominniiksiini (red wing blackbird). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

edray ingway

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: RED WING

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

Dendroctonus obesus, Euplectes hordeaceus, Rhynchotus rufescens maculicollis, Rhynchotus rufescens pallescens, Rhynchotus rufescens rufescens. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Anagrams: RED WING

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: redwing, wringed.

Words within the letters "d-e-g-i-n-r-w"

-1 letter: dewing, dinger, engird, girned, reding, rewind, ringed, winder, winged, winger.

-2 letters: deign, diner, dinge, dirge, dwine, gride, grind, reign, renig, rewin, ridge, weird, widen, wider, wined, wired, wried, wring.

-3 letters: deni, dine, ding, dire, dreg, drew, gied, gien, gird, girn, grew, grid, grin, ired, nerd, nide, rein, rend, ride, rind, ring, weir, wend.

 Words containing the letters "d-e-g-i-n-r-w"
 

+1 letter: dowering, redwings.

 

+2 letters: deworming, powdering, redrawing, rewarding, rewedding, rewelding, rewinding, rewording, underwing, wandering, wildering, wondering.

 

+3 letters: becrowding, bedwarfing, chowdering, decrowning, dewatering, reendowing, rewidening, scowdering, stewarding, underwings, wanderings, wingspread.

 

+4 letters: becowarding, bewildering, deflowering, handwringer, overdrawing, overwinding, rewardingly, underweight, unrewarding, wingspreads, wiredrawing.

 

+5 letters: bowdlerising, bowdlerizing, breadwinning, handwringers, overcrowding, underweights, underwriting.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: RED WING


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

52 45 44      57 49 4E 47

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010010 01000101 01000100 00100000 01010111 01001001 01001110 01000111

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#82 &#69 &#68 &#32 &#87 &#73 &#78 &#71

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0052 0045 0044      0057 0049 004E 0047

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

523938257434841

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INDEX

1. Usage: Modern
2. Usage: Commercial
3. Images: Slideshow
4. Images: Photo Album
5. Quotations: Fiction
6. Quotations: Non-fiction
7. Cities
8. Expressions: Internet
9. Translations: Modern
10. Translations: Ancient
11. Anagrams
12. Orthography
13. Bibliography


  

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