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yardbird
yard·bird
/
ˈyɑrdˌbɜrd
/
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[
yahrd
-burd
]
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noun
Slang.
1.
a convict or prisoner.
2.
an army recruit.
3.
a soldier confined to camp and assigned to cleaning the grounds or other menial tasks as punishment for violation of the rules.
Origin:
1940–45,
Americanism;
yard
2
+
bird
, by analogy with
jailbird
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yardbird
(ˈjɑːdˌbɜːd)
—
n
(
US
)
military
an inexperienced, untrained, or clumsy soldier, esp one employed on menial duties
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Slang Dictionary
yardbird definition
n.
a convict. :
Who's the yardbird with the headphones on his noodle?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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