English Dictionary

yardbird

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈjɑːd.bəːd/

名詞

アメリカ英語 俗語

(chiefly US, slang) A chicken. / (chiefly US, slang) A person who is imprisoned. / (chiefly US, slang) A soldier who is required to perform menial work on the grounds of a military base.

日本語の意味

鶏（主に米国の俗語として使われる） / （俗語）刑務所に収容されている人 / （主に米国の軍事俗語）軍基地で雑用をさせられる兵士

Old Mrs. Carter keeps a scrappy yardbird that pecks around the porch every morning.

カーターおばあさんは毎朝縁側の周りをついばむやせたニワトリを飼っている。

意味（1）

(chiefly US, slang) A chicken.

意味（2）

(chiefly US, slang) A person who is imprisoned.

The working convict is a rare exception, sometimes envied because his time is occupied, sometimes derided for his deviance from the yardbird norm.

意味（3）

(chiefly US, slang) A soldier who is required to perform menial work on the grounds of a military base.

As the Marines expanded to war strength, Lou Diamond was the ideal liaison between crusty old-timers and impressionable recruits. He taught quick action by threats of yardbird detail.

yardbirds （ plural ）