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• n  a military recruit who is assigned menial tasks
• n  a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

• A grinning account of yardbird misadventures during World War II, it instantly catapulted the 22-year-old North Carolina recruit to fame.
• Frank Sinatra, who ably made the switch from crooner to yardbird last year in From Here to Eternity, now proves there is plenty of ham on the famous skinnybones.
• The ensuing scramble is pure bedlam, because the last two men of the platoon to answer roll call get the "yardbird" detail.

• yard bird
• convict
• con
• inmate

News & Articles

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• John Kunkel honored as a Florida Entrepreneur of the Year
  Miami foodies know John Kunkel for his crispy friend chicken (Yardbird), tangy northern Thai delicacies (Khong River House) , smokey brisket (Swine) and healthy cheap Mexican eats (Lime Fresh.) The founder and CEO of the 50 Eggs group is also a freshly awarded Ernst & Young Florida Entrepreneur of the Year in the hospitality category. (He previously was honored as one of the Miami Herald’s 20 ...
  June 14, 2013 - Miami Herald