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railbird definition

rail·bird (rāl′bʉrd′)

noun

  1. a spectator at a horse race, esp. one who stands at the rail
  2. a spectator at an automobile race, golf tournament, etc.
  3. loosely an observer, esp. of a contest political railbirds' predictions

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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