railbird

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noun

A rail or similar bird

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Meanings

nounrailbird (plural railbirds)

plural railbirds

  1. A rail or similar bird
  2. USslangA gambler; originally specifically a horseracing enthusiast

    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.

    2007 October 6, Charles Mcgrath, “The Happy Hustler”, in New York Times

Origin

From rail + bird.

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Cite this entry
APA

railbird. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/railbird

MLA

“railbird.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/railbird. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “railbird,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/railbird.

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