Horseracing vs Railbird - What's the difference?
horseracing | railbird |
* {{quote-news, 2009, January 25, , Full list of Australia Day honours, Herald Sun
, passage=Mr Bryan Bernard MARTIN Blackburn Vic 3130 For service to the thoroughbred horseracing industry, particularly as a broadcaster and administrator, and to the community through charitable organisations. }}
A rail or similar bird
(US, slang) A gambler; originally specifically a horseracing enthusiast
*{{quote-news, year=2007, date=October 6, author=Charles Mcgrath, title=The Happy Hustler, work=New York Times
, passage=He earned it one night at Chelsea Billiards in New York, where he knocked off Eddie Hubler, a.k.a. Kid Vicious, winning $4,200 from railbirds who were certain that the fat kid from Jersey had no game. }}
As nouns the difference between horseracing and railbird
is that horseracing is while railbird is a rail or similar bird.horseracing
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