greyback

Definitions of greyback

1. noun

   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. noun

   a dowitcher with a grey back
   synonyms: Limnodromus griseus, grayback

   type of:

   dowitcher

   shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
3. noun

   `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