单词 | grayback |
释义 | grayback in American English (ˈgreɪˌbæk) noun any of certain birds, fish, whales, etc. with grayish coloring, as the hooded crow, alewife, or gray whale grayback in American English (ˈɡreiˌbæk) noun 1. any of various marine and aquatic animals that are dark gray above and light-colored or white below, as the gray whale, the alewife, certainwhitefish, and certain sandpipers 2. informal U.S. History a Confederate soldier Word origin [1805–15; gray1 + back1]This word is first recorded in the period 1805–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: alpaca, backlash, makeup, one-sided, soufflé |
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