Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
rai
raid
RAIL
rail (1)
rail (2)
rail (3)
rail fence
rail-splitter
railbird
railbus
railcar
railcard
railhead
railing
raillery
raillink
railroad
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

railbird

rail·bird [ ráyl bùrd ] (plural rail·birds)


noun 
Definition:
 
racing fan: an enthusiastic fan of a sport, especially a horseracing fan who stands at the fence bordering the track in order to get close to the action ( slang )

[Late 19th century. <rail1 "fence bounding a racetrack," after jailbird]
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft