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yardbird
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun yardbird has 2 senses
- yardbird(n = noun.person) yard bird - a military recruit who is assigned menial tasks; Array is a kind of military recruit, recruit
- yardbird(n = noun.person) con, convict, inmate, yard bird - a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison; Array has particulars: lifer, trusty
is a kind of captive, prisoner
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