railbird

noun — 2 senses

noun

Etymology From rail + bird.

A rail or similar bird

US, Slang A gambler; originally specifically a horseracing enthusiast

He earned it one night at Chelsea Billiards in New York, where he knocked off Eddie Hubler, a.k.a. Kid Vicious, winning $4,200 from railbirds who were certain that the fat kid from Jersey had no game.2007 October 6, Charles Mcgrath, “The Happy Hustler”, in New York Times:

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