grayback

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A form of greyback — A Confederate soldier during the US Civil War (because of the grey uniforms).

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greybackLimnodromus griseusknotCalidris canutus
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Meanings

noungrayback (countable and uncountable, plural graybacks)

plural graybacks

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of greyback.

    It produces grayback and whiteback coated duplex of 250-400 gsm.

    2008, Paper Technology, page 54

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna dowitcher with a grey back

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greybackLimnodromus griseus
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dowitcher

nouna sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere

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knotgreybackCalidris canutus
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sandpiper
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body lousegraycoatgray whalegreybackknot

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From gray + back.

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Cite this entry
APA

grayback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grayback

MLA

“grayback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grayback. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grayback,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grayback.

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