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railbirds

railbirds is the plural of railbird.

Meaning of railbird

Noun

railbird (plural railbirds)

  1. A rail or similar bird
  2. (US, slang) A 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

Questions about railbirds

What is railbirds the plural of?
Railbirds is the plural of railbird.

Words near railbirds in the dictionary

  1. railbed
  2. railbeds
  3. railbike
  4. railbikes
  5. railbird
  6. railbirds
  7. railborne
  8. railbound
  9. railbridge
  10. railbridges
  11. railbuff

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