GREYBACK

• (noun) a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere

  synonyms : calidris canutus , grayback , knot

• (noun) a dowitcher with a grey back

  synonyms : grayback , limnodromus griseus

• (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

  synonyms : johnny , johnny reb , reb , rebel

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