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greyback n. [
Rebel, Reb, Johnny Reb, Johnny] '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
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greyback n. [
grayback, Limnodromus griseus] a dowitcher with a grey back
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greyback n. [
knot, grayback, Calidris canutus] a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere
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