Associations to the word «Greyback»
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Wiktionary
GREYBACK, noun. (historical) (US) (colloquial) A Confederate soldier during the US Civil War (because of the grey uniforms).
GREYBACK, noun. (dated) A louse.
GREYBACK, noun. A local name for various grey birds.
Dictionary definition
GREYBACK, 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.
GREYBACK, noun. A dowitcher with a grey back.
GREYBACK, noun. A sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere.
Wise words
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