ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Railbird

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Railbird is a noun meaning A rail or similar bird.

Meaning

A rail or similar bird.

More Meanings

  1. (US, slang) A gambler; originally specifically a horseracing enthusiast

Example Sentences

He earned it one night at Chelsea Billiards in New York, where he knocked off Eddie Hubler, a.k.a. Kid Vicious, winning $4,200 from railbirds who were certain that the fat kid from Jersey had no game.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include rail, roller, bird, red-bird.

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