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Date "JAIL-BIRD" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1838. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Jail-bird (A). One who has been in jail as a prisoner. "At this late period of Christianity we are brought up to abhor jail-birds as we do toads." - Beecher: The Plymouth Pulpit, August 30th, 1874, vol. ii. 557. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: jailbird. | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-d-i-i-j-l-r" | |
-2 letters: bridal, ribald. | |
-3 letters: alibi, biali, braid, brail, drail, iliad, laird, liard, libra, libri, lidar, rabid, radii. | |
-4 letters: abri, arid, aril, bail, bald, bard, bird, birl, brad, darb, dial, dirl, drab, drib, ilia, irid, jail, jarl, laid, lair, lard, lari, liar, lira, liri, raid, rail, rial. | |
-5 letters: aid, ail, air, alb, arb, bad, bal, bar. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-d-i-i-j-l-r" | |
+1 letter: jailbirds. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4A 41 49 4C 2D 42 49 52 44 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001010 01000001 01001001 01001100 00101101 01000010 01001001 01010010 01000100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)J A I L - B I R D |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004A 0041 0049 004C 002D 0042 0049 0052 0044 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)443543461536435238 |
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