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goldback

goldback noun: a kind of gold certificate with an orange back.

Noun (1)

goldback (plural goldbacks)

  1. (US, historical, slang) A kind of gold certificate with an orange back.
    Synonyms:
    yellow boy
  2. Any member of species Pentagramma triangularis of ferns.
  3. Any member of genus Pityrogramma of ferns.

Noun (2) capitalized: Goldback

Goldback (plural Goldbacks)

  1. A fractional gold commercial product marketed as a local currency and commodity which has seen limited use in some U.S. states, shaped like a banknote but containing a small amount of 24-karat gold.

Synonyms of goldback

Forms of goldback

pluralgoldbacks
pluralGoldbacks

Origin of goldback

From gold + back.

Questions about goldback

What does goldback mean?
Goldback means a kind of gold certificate with an orange back.
What part of speech is goldback?
Goldback is a noun.
What is the plural of goldback?
The plural of goldback is goldbacks.

Words near goldback in the dictionary

  1. Goldbach number
  2. Goldbach numbers
  3. Goldbach partition
  4. Goldbach partitions
  5. Goldbach's conjecture
  6. goldback
  7. goldbacks
  8. goldballs
  9. goldband
  10. goldband lilies
  11. goldband lily

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