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greyback

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: greyback

1
 n
a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere
2
 n
a dowitcher with a grey back
3
 n
`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
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: greyback
1

n a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere

Synonyms:
Calidris canutus, grayback, knot
Type of:
sandpiper
any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers
2

n a dowitcher with a grey back

Synonyms:
Limnodromus griseus, grayback
Type of:
dowitcher
shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
3

n `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
Type of:
Confederate soldier
a soldier in the Army of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
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