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Definition of Greyback

1. Noun. 'Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; 'greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms.

2. Noun. A dowitcher with a grey back.

3. Noun. A sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere.

Definition of Greyback

1. Noun. (context: historical US colloquial) A Confederate soldier during the US Civil War (because of the grey uniforms). ¹

2. Noun. (dated) A louse. ¹

3. Noun. A local name for various grey birds. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Greyback

grey mullet grey mullets grey noise grey nomad grey nomads grey partridge grey red-backed vole grey seal grey seals grey substance

grey tinamou grey tinamous grey whale grey wolf grey wolves greyback (current term) greybacks greybeard greybeards greyboard

greybody greyboys greyed greyer greyest greyhaired greyhen greyhens greyhound greyhound racing

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