greyback

Noun

Meaning

`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

a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere

a dowitcher with a grey back

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

johnny reb rebel knot Johnny Reb grayback Calidris canutus Limnodromus griseus mile insurrectionist body louse

Hypernyms

sandpiper dowitcher Confederate soldier

Phrases with the word

greyback cane grub greyback goose

Examples

The second row shows (L-R) Voldemort, Bellatrix, Greyback, and Dobby. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

grey-white grey-winged francolin grey-winged trumpeter greyback cane grub greyback goose greybeard