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单词 jailbird
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jailbird

[ jeyl-burd ]
/ ˈdʒeɪlˌbɜrd /
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noun

a person who is or has been confined in jail; convict or ex-convict.

Origin of jailbird

First recorded in 1595–1605; jail + bird

Words nearby jailbird

jai, jai alai, Jai Hind, jail, jailbait, jailbird, jailbreak, jail delivery, jailer, jail fever, jailhouse
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British Dictionary definitions for jailbird

jailbird

gaolbird

/ (ˈdʒeɪlˌbɜːd) /

noun

a person who is or has been confined to jail, esp repeatedly; convict
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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