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Chester, now about thirty years old, had been pardoned because of late evidence in his favour, when a five- year term for burglary was but one quarter served, but in his old father's eyes a jailbird was a jailbird, and Chester was still in some mysterious way to blame.

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noun Informal A prisoner or an ex-convict.

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"He had forgotten all about it in the excitement of being a jailbird, and I went and reminded him." — The Project Gutenberg eBook of Jill the Reckless, by P. G. Wodehouse
For the next few seconds she paid no attention to the jailbird, but he also seized a rod with commendable speed, and a moment later they were far too busy to exchange anything but brief gestures as a dozen sputtering coals landed on the roof. — The Nitrogen Fix
Kahvi's failure to ask for the jailbird's name would make it obvious that she was being disturbed or distracted by something. — The Nitrogen Fix
He'll want to watch, since the jailbird is something new. — The Nitrogen Fix
When they got close enough to identify figures, it became evident that the jailbird was not among them. — The Nitrogen Fix