graycoat

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noun

A Confederate soldier during the US Civil War.

Similar
graybackgreyback
Opposite
bluecoatbluebelly
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Meanings

noungraycoat (plural graycoats)

plural graycoats

  1. UScolloquialhistoricalA Confederate soldier during the US Civil War.

    Synonyms: grayback, greyback · Antonyms: bluecoat, bluebelly

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA Confederate soldier during the US Civil War.

Similar
graybackgreyback
Opposite
bluecoatbluebelly
Also see
greyback

Origin

From gray + coat, because of the gray uniforms.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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