Definition of greyback Greyback
grey•back
We found 6 definitions of greyback from 2 different sources.
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What does greyback mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: greybacks |
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| greyback - a dowitcher with a grey back | ||
| grayback, Limnodromus griseus | ||
| greyback - a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere | ||
| knot, grayback, Calidris canutus | ||
| sandpiper any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers | ||
| greyback - `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 | ||
| Rebel, Reb, Johnny Reb, Johnny | ||
| confederate soldier a soldier in the Army of the Confederacy during the American Civil War | ||
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Wiktionary 
- greyback (Noun)
A Confederate soldier during the US Civil War because of the grey uniforms. - greyback (Noun)
A louse. - greyback (Noun)
A local name for various grey birds.
