Crossword clues for gaolbird
gaolbird
The Collaborative International Dictionary
gaolbird \gaolbird\ n. a person serving a prison sentence; a jail bird. [Chiefly Brit.]
Syn: convict, inmate, jailbird, jail bird.
Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of jailbird English)
WordNet
Usage examples of "gaolbird".
She took up with a bad lot - a gaolbird - her daughter went on the stage - she trained as a dancer - Waterlily was her most popular role - then she took up with a criminal gang - for excitement - purely to get a kick out of it - She was always being disappointed 'When she married me, she had finished with all that - she wanted to settle down - to live quietly - a family life - with children.
Seven months at sea without once touching land had given an admirable opportunity for training the gang of gaolbirds and pressed men into seamen, but it was too long without distraction.