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graycoat

graycoat noun: a Confederate soldier during the US Civil War.

Noun

graycoat (plural graycoats)

  1. (US, colloquial, historical) A Confederate soldier during the US Civil War.
    Synonyms:
    grayback, greyback
    Antonyms:
    bluecoat, bluebelly

Synonyms of graycoat

Antonyms

Forms of graycoat

pluralgraycoats

Origin of graycoat

From gray + coat, because of the gray uniforms.

Questions about graycoat

What does graycoat mean?
Graycoat means a Confederate soldier during the US Civil War.
What part of speech is graycoat?
Graycoat is a noun.
What is the plural of graycoat?
The plural of graycoat is graycoats.

Words near graycoat in the dictionary

  1. Graybill
  2. Graybills
  3. grayboard
  4. graybodies
  5. graybody
  6. graycoat
  7. graycoats
  8. Graydon
  9. grayed
  10. grayed out
  11. grayed-out

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