yardbird

Alternative forms

 * yard bird

Etymology
From. Attested since 1956 in the sense of ‘convict,’ derived from the idea of prison yards. During World War II, it meant ‘basic trainee’ among the armed forces.

Noun

 * 1)  A chicken.
 * 2)  A person who is imprisoned.
 * 3)  A soldier who is required to perform menial work on the grounds of a military base.
 * 1)  A soldier who is required to perform menial work on the grounds of a military base.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: наказан войник
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German:, , ,
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish: ,


 * French:, homme de corvée