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Greyback
noun
1.
'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
.
2.
A dowitcher with a grey back.
Synonyms:
grayback
,
Limnodromus griseus
.
3.
A sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere.
Synonyms:
Calidris canutus
,
grayback
,
knot
.
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Words linked to "Greyback" :
dowitcher
,
Calidris
,
Confederate soldier
,
Johnny
,
genus Calidris
,
Calidris canutus
,
colloquialism
,
sandpiper
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