grayback

[ grey-bak ]

/ ˈgreɪˌbæk /

noun

any of various marine and aquatic animals that are dark gray above and light-colored or white below, as the gray whale, the alewife, certain whitefish, and certain sandpipers.

Informal. a Confederate soldier.

Origin of grayback

First recorded in 1805–15; gray¹ + back¹

Words nearby grayback

gravy train, gravy train, ride the, gray, grayanotoxin, gray area, grayback, graybeard, gray birch, gray body, gray card, gray cataract

Example sentences from the Web for grayback

Not a suspicion had yet been excited among my grayback companions.
Four Years A Scout and Spy|E. C. Downs
My air-treading, toe-dancing “Grayback” of the morning was gone in the back and legs long before we reached the end.
Down the Columbia|Lewis R. Freeman
"There's life there, Grayback," growled my attendant; and the Rebel ordered us to the rear.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865|Various
Tom looked up, and discovered a grayback, standing on the shore, very deliberately pointing his musket at him.
The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the Army|Oliver Optic

He stepped back to one of the two windows on the front of the house, where he discovered an officer and two “grayback” soldiers.
The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the Army|Oliver Optic

单词	grayback
释义	grayback [ grey-bak ] / ˈgreɪˌbæk / noun any of various marine and aquatic animals that are dark gray above and light-colored or white below, as the gray whale, the alewife, certain whitefish, and certain sandpipers. Informal. a Confederate soldier. Origin of grayback First recorded in 1805–15; gray¹ + back¹ Words nearby grayback gravy train, gravy train, ride the, gray, grayanotoxin, gray area, grayback, graybeard, gray birch, gray body, gray card, gray cataract Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for grayback Not a suspicion had yet been excited among my grayback companions. Four Years A Scout and Spy\|E. C. Downs My air-treading, toe-dancing “Grayback” of the morning was gone in the back and legs long before we reached the end. Down the Columbia\|Lewis R. Freeman "There's life there, Grayback," growled my attendant; and the Rebel ordered us to the rear. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865\|Various Tom looked up, and discovered a grayback, standing on the shore, very deliberately pointing his musket at him. The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the Army\|Oliver Optic He stepped back to one of the two windows on the front of the house, where he discovered an officer and two “grayback” soldiers. The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the Army\|Oliver Optic
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