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jailbird

noun

Etymology

From jail + bird, circa 1600. Compare gallows bird.

  1. inherited from bridd — “chick, fledgling, chicken”
  2. inherited from bird
  3. compounded as jailbird — “jail + bird”

Definitions

  1. A prisoner or an ex-prisoner

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA