greyback Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
   Reb; Johnny Reb; Rebel; Johnny.
   
2. noun a dowitcher with a grey back
   grayback; Limnodromus griseus.
   
3. noun a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere
   grayback; knot; Calidris canutus.
   

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