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单词 yardbird
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yardbird

[ yahrd-burd ]
/ ˈyɑrdˌbɜrd /
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noun Slang.

a convict or prisoner.
an army recruit.
a soldier confined to camp and assigned to cleaning the grounds or other menial tasks as punishment for violation of the rules.

Origin of yardbird

1940–45, Americanism;yard2 + bird, by analogy with jailbird

Words nearby yardbird

yarco, yard, yardage, yardang, yardarm, yardbird, yard goods, yard grass, Yardie, yarding, yardland
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

British Dictionary definitions for yardbird

yardbird
/ (ˈjɑːdˌbɜːd) /

noun

US military an inexperienced, untrained, or clumsy soldier, esp one employed on menial duties
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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