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greyback meaning and definition
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Definition of 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
- synonyms: Johnny, Johnny Reb, Reb, Rebel
- a dowitcher with a grey back
- synonyms: grayback, Limnodromus griseus
- a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere
- synonyms: Calidris canutus, grayback, knot
Source: Princeton University Wordnet