grayback
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.
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How to use grayback in a sentence
We had had a small tent to ourselves, and the socialistic grayback, as yet, had not crawled therein.
"Shiloh" as Seen by a Private Soldier | Warren OlneyHe 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 OpticTom 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 OpticThe bateau approached the point not more than a rod from the waiting arms of the sympathizing grayback.
The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the Army | Oliver Optic“Well, I suppose I do look rather the worse for the wear,” added the grayback, glancing down at the tattered uniform he wore.
The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the Army | Oliver Optic
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