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yardbird

[ yahrd-burd ]

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.


yardbird

/ ˈÂáÉ‘Ë»åËŒ²úɜ˻å /

noun

  1. military an inexperienced, untrained, or clumsy soldier, esp one employed on menial duties
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Origin of yardbird1

1940–45, Americanism; yard 2 + bird, by analogy with jailbird
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He declared Jackson’s “the finest fried chicken shack in the known universe†and called its famous fried yardbird “God’s own fried chicken.â€

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This week’s nicely packaged menu features smoked catfish with rye crackers, yardbird chicken with captain sauce, and devil’s food cake.

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Smith writes about yardbird intellects, refugees from good taste and urban ease; her characters are shabby-genteel with the gentility knob turned down pretty low.

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“There is no name for this thing that you’ve become,†he writes: “Convict, prisoner, inmate, lifer, yardbird, all fail.â€

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But there is always that one child, who down deep is an unwavering, totally committed yardbird enthusiast.

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