About The Word Grayback
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Grayback
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What's The Definition Of Grayback?
[n] sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the S hemisphere
[n] a dowitcher with a gray back [n] (informal) `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `grayback' derived from their gray Confederate uniforms Synonyms | Synonyms for Grayback: Calidris canutus | Johnny | Johnny Reb | knot | Limnodromus griseus | Reb | Rebel Related Terms | Find terms related to Grayback: See Also | Calidris | Confederate soldier | dowitcher | genus Calidris | sandpiper Grayback In Webster's Dictionary \Gray"back`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The California gray whale.
(b) The redbreasted sandpiper or knot.
(c) The dowitcher.
(d) The body louse.
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