yardbird
Slang for prisoner
Yardbird is slang with two distinct meanings.
In military and prison contexts, it refers to someone assigned to menial outdoor work—cleaning yards, picking up trash: The new recruits were yardbirds for their first month.
In jazz, yardbird means a musician, especially a saxophonist, from Charlie "Yardbird" Parker's nickname.
A yardbird is also simply a chicken—a bird kept in the yard.
Domestic fowl for eating
pullet · capon · bantam · clucker · chick · feathers · coop · pecking
Bebop alto saxophone innovator
- bebopFast, complex jazz style
- alto saxophoneMidrange single-reed woodwind
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- Kansas CityTwin-state metro area
Dizzy Gillespie · virtuoso · legend · genius · icon · innovation · soloist · jam session
Confined facility resident
- convictJailed offender after trial
- prisonerConfined criminal detainee
- incarceratedConfined in prison
- cellblockPrison housing unit
sentence · lockup · penitentiary · correctional · custody · parole · probation · chain gang
New member sought
- soldierArmed forces member
- privateRestricted to certain parties
- rookieInexperienced newcomer
- gruntLow guttural sound
enlistee · draftee · trainee · greenhorn · raw recruit · inductee · newbie · bootcamp
Heat-fusing metal pieces
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- caulkingMaterial for sealing gaps
- chippingBreaking into fragments
blasting · shipwright · refitting · drydock · slipway · gangway · keel · sandblasting
chicken
Domestic fowl for eating
broiler · pullet · capon · bantam · clucker · chick · feathers · coop · pecking · scratching
Charlie Parker
Bebop alto saxophone innovator
- bebopFast, complex jazz style
- alto saxophoneMidrange single-reed woodwind
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
Dizzy Gillespie · Kansas City · virtuoso · legend · genius · icon · innovation · soloist · jam session · Savoy
inmate
Confined facility resident
- convictJailed offender after trial
- prisonerConfined criminal detainee
- incarceratedConfined in prison
cellblock · sentence · lockup · penitentiary · correctional · custody · parole · probation · chain gang · hard labor
recruit
New member sought
grunt · enlistee · draftee · trainee · greenhorn · raw recruit · inductee · newbie · bootcamp · barracks
welding
Heat-fusing metal pieces
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- caulkingMaterial for sealing gaps
chipping · blasting · shipwright · refitting · drydock · slipway · gangway · keel · sandblasting · riveting
yardbirdfreeman
Unchained person with rights
prison guard · warden · correctional officer · guard · corrections officer