| 单词 | prison-bird |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprison-bird prison-bird n. a habitual criminal or a long-term prisoner; cf. jail-bird n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prisoner > [noun] > one who has been long or often in jail Newgate bird1580 bridewell bird1590 jail-bird1603 prison-birda1640 old hand1826 repeater1873 old lag1910 loser1912 in-and-out boy1937 a1640 P. Massinger City-Madam (1658) i. i. 98 I sent the prison-bird this morning for em. 1899 W. Besant Orange Girl Prol. 15 ‘I venture to ask who you are.’ ‘A prison bird, madam. Nothing more.’ 1994 Independent (Nexis) 17 Nov. 26 The boy in question, however, is still attached to his prison-bird natural father. < as lemmas |
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