Meaning

7 senses
  1. Various species that have a white back, including:

    (countable, uncountable)A wild duck, the canvasback (Aythya valisineria)

  2. (countable, uncountable)The white-backed duck. (Thalassornis leuconotus)

  3. (countable, uncountable)The white-backed griffon vulture (Gyps africanus)

  4. (countable, uncountable)A Lithuanian breed of cattle, (Lietuvos baltnugariai galvijai)

  5. (countable, uncountable)A type of paperboard used in packaging that has a smooth white surface on one side and a brown or unbleached surface on the other side.

  6. (attributive, uncountable)A type of denim that is indigo on one side, and pale on the back.

  7. (countable, humorous, uncountable)A white immigrant, especially one moving to or from the United States.

Origin

From white + back. Blend of white + wetback.

From white + back.

Blend of white + wetback.

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Forms

plural: whitebacks
Singularwhiteback
Pluralwhitebacks

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
whiteback — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto