First Known Use: circa 1941
Dictionary
yardbird
noun yard·bird \-ˌbərd\
Definition of YARDBIRD
1
: a soldier assigned to a menial task or restricted to a limited area as a disciplinary measure
2
: an untrained or inept enlisted man
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Origin of YARDBIRD
1yard
Rhymes with YARDBIRD
absurd, bean curd, begird, bellbird, blackbird, bluebird, boobird, buzzword, byword, catbird, catchword, cowbird, cowherd, crossword, cussword, engird, game bird, ghost word, goatherd, good word, guide word, headword, jailbird, jaybird, key word, kingbird, last word, loanword, lovebird, lyrebird, my word, oilbird, password, potsherd, railbird, rainbird, redbird, reword, ricebird, seabird, Sigurd, shorebird, snakebird, snowbird, songbird, state bird, sunbird, surfbird, swearword, swineherd, textured, ungird, unheard, watchword
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