Meaning of grayback in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Noun

    grayback

    Definitions

    1. `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War

    Examples

    • « 'grayback' derived from their gray Confederate uniforms »
  2. 2. a dowitcher with a gray back
  3. 3. a sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere

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