brownback
brownback · brownbacks
A bird, the dowitcher or red-breasted snipeA bird, the dowitcher or red-breasted snipe.
US/bɹˈaʊnbˌæk/
Meaning
3 sensesA bird, the dowitcher or red-breasted snipe.
A postage stamp printed in brown ink, used in the 1890s.
A note of scrip printed on brown paper, such as that issued by the city of St. Louis during a financial crisis.
Origin
From brown + back.From brown + back.
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