greyback English

Meaning greyback meaning

What does greyback mean?

greyback

— noun a dowitcher with a grey back

— noun (= knot) a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere

— noun (= Johnny) '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 greyback synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as greyback?

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grayback

knot

Rebel

Reb

Johnny Reb

Johnny

Limnodromus griseus

Calidris canutus

louse

kyak

kyack

gray herring

freshwater herring

branch herring

bigeye herring

anadromous alewives

alewife

Confederate soldier