YARDBIRD

convict, con, inmate, yard bird, yardbird

(noun) a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

yardbird (plural yardbirds)

(chiefly, US, slang) A chicken.

(chiefly, US, slang) A person who is imprisoned.

(chiefly, US, slang) A soldier who is required to perform menial work on the grounds of a military base.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

27 September 2024

IDENTIFY

(verb) recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; “She identified the man on the ‘wanted’ poster”


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