yard bird
         n 1: a military recruit who is assigned menial tasks [syn: {yard
               bird}, {yardbird}]
         2: a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison [syn:
            {convict}, {con}, {inmate}, {yard bird}, {yardbird}]

English Dictionary: yardbird	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yardbird n a military recruit who is assigned menial tasks [syn: {yard bird}, yardbird] a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison Synonym(s): convict, con, inmate, yard bird, yardbird
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Yardbird Parker n United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955) Synonym(s): Parker, Charlie Parker, Yardbird Parker, Bird Parker, Charles Christopher Parker
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yard \Yard\, n. [OE. yard, yerd, AS. geard; akin to OFries.       garda garden, OS. gardo garden, gard yard, D. gaard garden,       G. garten, OHG. garto garden, gari inclosure, Icel. gar[edh]r       yard, house, Sw. g[86]rd, Dan. gaard, Goth. gards a house,       garda sheepfold, L. hortus garden, Gr. cho`rtos an inclosure.       Cf. {Court}, {Garden}, {Garth}, {Horticulture}, {Orchard}.]       1. An inclosure; usually, a small inclosed place in front of,             or around, a house or barn; as, a courtyard; a cowyard; a             barnyard.                         A yard . . . inclosed all about with sticks In which                      she had a cock, hight chanticleer.      --Chaucer.          2. An inclosure within which any work or business is carried             on; as, a dockyard; a shipyard.          {Liberty of the yard}, a liberty, granted to persons             imprisoned for debt, of walking in the yard, or within any             other limits prescribed by law, on their giving bond not             to go beyond those limits.          {Prison yard}, an inclosure about a prison, or attached to             it.          {Yard grass} (Bot.), a low-growing grass ({Eleusine Indica})             having digitate spikes. It is common in dooryards, and             like places, especially in the Southern United States.             Called also {crab grass}.          {Yard of land}. See {Yardland}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yardful \Yard"ful\, n.; pl. {Yardfuls}.       As much as a yard will contain; enough to fill a yard.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yardful \Yard"ful\, n.; pl. {Yardfuls}.       As much as a yard will contain; enough to fill a yard.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Yardville, NJ       Zip code(s): 08620
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Yardville-Groveville, NJ (CDP, FIPS 83185)       Location: 40.18120 N, 74.66772 W       Population (1990): 9248 (3407 housing units)       Area: 8.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)