greyback
A Confederate soldier during the US Civil WarA Confederate soldier during the US Civil War (because of the grey uniforms).
Meaning
6 senses(US, colloquial, countable, historical, uncountable)A Confederate soldier during the US Civil War (because of the grey uniforms).
‘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
(US, colloquial, countable, historical, uncountable)A Confederate States dollar during the US Civil War.
(countable, dated, uncountable)A louse.
(countable, regional, uncountable)Any of various grey birds.
a dowitcher with a grey back
(countable, uncountable)A kind of paperboard with a smooth white surface on one side and a grey surface on the other side.
(US, countable, historical, uncountable)A Confederate States dollar.
Origin
From grey + back.From grey + back.
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Forms
plural: greybacksSynonyms
10 synonyms- a dowitcher with a grey back:graybackLimnodromus griseus
- a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere:knotgraybackCalidris canutus
- ‘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:RebelRebJohnny RebJohnny
Antonyms
2 antonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable