yardfowl

noun2

1. •
   A chicken raised in a yard.

   • It also feeds Pheasants, Partridges, Pidgeons, Yard-Fowls, &c., very expeditiously. — 1744
2. •
   A political sycophant.

   • Like an expectant dog barking for his supper, he [Barbados Prime Minister Tom Adams] rushes in to please his new master [Ronald] Reagan like all good yardfowls by attacking Grenada. — 1980