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greyback
noun
A sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere
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ˈɡɹeɪbak
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noun
A sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere
noun
A dowitcher with a grey back
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‘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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