yardbirdn.

Brit.

/ˈjɑːdbəːd/, U.S.

/ˈjɑrdˌbərd/

Forms: Also yard bird.

Etymology: < yard n.¹ + bird n. (see sense 11), perhaps after jail-bird.

U.S. slang.

a. Military. A recruit, a newly-enlisted serviceman; also, a serviceman under discipline for a misdemeanour; one assigned to menial tasks. Also transferred.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > type of soldier generally > [noun] > guilty of offence

defaulter1822

gravel-crusher1889

jankers1916

yardbird1941

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by type of service > [noun] > recruit

besognier1584

bisogno1591

bezonian1592

besonio1603

besogne?1615

greenhorn1650

lister1678

recruit1707

rookie1868

recruity1887

recruitee1896

rook1902

boot1915

inductee1941

sprog1941

yardbird1941

skinhead1943

macker1944

red-arse1946

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier with special duty > [noun] > soldier on menial tasks

yardbird1965

1941 Amer. Speech 16 169/2 Yard bird, a raw recruit.

1942 Yank 23 Sept. 14/1 Who is it the yardbird sees when he gets red-lined on the payroll for signing his name wrong?

1943 J. Goodell They sent me to Iceland 102 With this wealth of jargon we were able to produce a quiz on army slang..for the benefit of the newly arrived men—better known as ‘yardbirds’.

1943 American Mercury Nov. 552/1 If he's in the Army he's referred to as a yardbird..an old Army term for camp-confined newcomers.

1947 Amer. Speech 22 111 A soldier, sailor, or marine who frequently receives punishments for offenses against the regulations is designated as a Y.B. or ‘yard bird’.

1965 C. Brown Manchild in Promised Land iii. 80 For the next two weeks, K. B. was Claiborne's yardbird. He had to go everywhere Claiborne went from morning till night. He even had to ask Claiborne when he wanted to go to the bathroom.

b. A convict.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prisoner > [noun]

prisona1225

prisonerc1384

enpresonéc1425

bird1580

warder1584

canary bird1593

penitentiala1633

convict1786

chum1819

lag1819

lagger1819

new chum1819

nut-brown1835

collegian1837

canary1840

Sydney duck1873

forty1879

zebra1882

con1893

yardbird1956

zek1968

1956 S. Longstreet Real Jazz 148 A yard~bird is a low mug.

1980 A. Pearl Dict. Pop. Slang 189/1 Yardbird, a convict..an ex-convict.

c. A worker in a yard (yard n.¹ 4). (See quots.)

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > worker in specific place > [noun] > in yard

yardswoman1817

yardmana1825

yardsman1872

yardbird1963

1963 T. Pynchon V. xvi. 427 ‘Yardbirds are the same all over,’ Pappy said... The dock workers fled by, jostling them.

1968 Amer. Speech 43 290 Yard bird, a disabled engineer, fireman, or switchman who may work only within the yard limits.

1971 M. Tak Truck Talk 190 Yard bird, a driver who spots trailers and moves vehicles around a terminal yard.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	yardbird
释义	yardbirdn. Brit. /ˈjɑːdbəːd/, U.S. /ˈjɑrdˌbərd/ Forms: Also yard bird. Etymology: < yard n.¹ + bird n. (see sense 11), perhaps after jail-bird. U.S. slang. a. Military. A recruit, a newly-enlisted serviceman; also, a serviceman under discipline for a misdemeanour; one assigned to menial tasks. Also transferred. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > type of soldier generally > [noun] > guilty of offence defaulter1822 gravel-crusher1889 jankers1916 yardbird1941 society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by type of service > [noun] > recruit besognier1584 bisogno1591 bezonian1592 besonio1603 besogne?1615 greenhorn1650 lister1678 recruit1707 rookie1868 recruity1887 recruitee1896 rook1902 boot1915 inductee1941 sprog1941 yardbird1941 skinhead1943 macker1944 red-arse1946 society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier with special duty > [noun] > soldier on menial tasks yardbird1965 1941 Amer. Speech 16 169/2 Yard bird, a raw recruit. 1942 Yank 23 Sept. 14/1 Who is it the yardbird sees when he gets red-lined on the payroll for signing his name wrong? 1943 J. Goodell They sent me to Iceland 102 With this wealth of jargon we were able to produce a quiz on army slang..for the benefit of the newly arrived men—better known as ‘yardbirds’. 1943 American Mercury Nov. 552/1 If he's in the Army he's referred to as a yardbird..an old Army term for camp-confined newcomers. 1947 Amer. Speech 22 111 A soldier, sailor, or marine who frequently receives punishments for offenses against the regulations is designated as a Y.B. or ‘yard bird’. 1965 C. Brown Manchild in Promised Land iii. 80 For the next two weeks, K. B. was Claiborne's yardbird. He had to go everywhere Claiborne went from morning till night. He even had to ask Claiborne when he wanted to go to the bathroom. b. A convict. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prisoner > [noun] prisona1225 prisonerc1384 enpresonéc1425 bird1580 warder1584 canary bird1593 penitentiala1633 convict1786 chum1819 lag1819 lagger1819 new chum1819 nut-brown1835 collegian1837 canary1840 Sydney duck1873 forty1879 zebra1882 con1893 yardbird1956 zek1968 1956 S. Longstreet Real Jazz 148 A yard~bird is a low mug. 1980 A. Pearl Dict. Pop. Slang 189/1 Yardbird, a convict..an ex-convict. c. A worker in a yard (yard n.¹ 4). (See quots.) ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > worker in specific place > [noun] > in yard yardswoman1817 yardmana1825 yardsman1872 yardbird1963 1963 T. Pynchon V. xvi. 427 ‘Yardbirds are the same all over,’ Pappy said... The dock workers fled by, jostling them. 1968 Amer. Speech 43 290 Yard bird, a disabled engineer, fireman, or switchman who may work only within the yard limits. 1971 M. Tak Truck Talk 190 Yard bird, a driver who spots trailers and moves vehicles around a terminal yard. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1941
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