jailbird
nounEtymology From jail + bird, circa 1600. Compare gallows bird.
1
A prisoner or an ex-prisoner.
- Synonyms
- yardbird
- Related terms
- gallows bird
Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.
noun
Etymology From jail + bird, circa 1600. Compare gallows bird.
A prisoner or an ex-prisoner.
Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.
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