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greyback

UK/ˈɡɹeɪbak/

greyback noun: a Confederate soldier during the US Civil War (because of the grey uniforms).

Noun

greyback (countable and uncountable, plural greybacks)

  1. (US, colloquial, historical) A Confederate soldier during the US Civil War (because of the grey uniforms).
    • ...to resist the farther advance of the greybacks.1871, Mary Stephens Robinson, A household story of the American conflict
    • Sheridan managed to keep the graybacks at bay while he tore up the railroad, but he abandoned the plan to link up with Hunter, and the southerners soon repaired the railroad.1988, James McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom, Oxford, published 2004, page 739
    Synonyms:
    graycoat, greycoat
    Antonyms:
    bluecoat, bluebelly
  2. (US, colloquial, historical) A Confederate States dollar during the US Civil War.
  3. (dated) A louse.
    • It is alleged by the defendant that there were scabs and greybacks in it, and that it did not come up to the quality of No. 1 slate as contracted for.1886, Central Reporter: Cases, Courts of Last Resort
  4. (regional) Any of various grey birds.
  5. A kind of paperboard with a smooth white surface on one side and a grey surface on the other side.
  6. (US, historical) A Confederate States dollar.

greyback meaning in Bengali

greyback in Bengali

একটি উকুন, যেকোনো ধরনের ধূসর পাখি

Synonyms of greyback

Antonyms

Forms of greyback

pluralgreybacks
alternative formgrayback

Origin of greyback

From grey + back.

Words formed from greyback

  • greyback cane grub
  • greyback goose

Questions about greyback

What does greyback mean?
Greyback means a Confederate soldier during the US Civil War (because of the grey uniforms).
What is greyback in Bengali?
Greyback in Bengali is একটি উকুন, যেকোনো ধরনের ধূসর পাখি. See Greyback meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is greyback?
Greyback is a noun.
How do you pronounce greyback?
Greyback is pronounced /ˈɡɹeɪbak/ (UK).
What is the plural of greyback?
The plural of greyback is greybacks.

Words near greyback in the dictionary

  1. grey-tailed tattlers
  2. grey-throated rail
  3. grey-throated rails
  4. grey-winged trumpeter
  5. grey-winged trumpeters
  6. greyback
  7. greybacks
  8. greybeard
  9. greybeards
  10. greyboard
  11. greybodies

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Adapted from Wiktionary: greyback (page history and authors); greyback (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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