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yellowbacks

yellowbacks is the plural of yellowback.

Meaning of yellowback

Noun

yellowback (plural yellowbacks)

  1. (obsolete, rare) A species of sea catfish, Sciades parkeri, having yellow coloration on the upper part of its body.
  2. A cheap novel with a yellow cover; any cheaply reproduced novel, typically with sensational content.
    • She felt she would like a corner in the English room for the afternoon, a book and an occasional remark—Mr Barnes of New York—she would not be able to read her three yellow-backs in the German bedroom.1915, Dorothy Richardson, Pointed Roofs, Broadview, published 2014, page 173
  3. (US, historical) A monetary note redeemable in gold; a gold certificate.

Questions about yellowbacks

What is yellowbacks the plural of?
Yellowbacks is the plural of yellowback.

Words near yellowbacks in the dictionary

  1. yellowammer
  2. yellowammers
  3. yellowback
  4. yellowback fusilier
  5. yellowback fusiliers
  6. yellowbacks
  7. yellowbar angelfish
  8. yellowbellies
  9. yellowbelly
  10. yellowbelly slider
  11. yellowbelly sliders

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