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grayback

1.	(noun) a dowitcher with a gray back
	Synonyms: Limnodromus griseus
	Related Words: dowitcher

2.	(noun) sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the S hemisphere
	Synonyms: Calidris canutus, knot
	Related Words: sandpiper

3.	(noun) (informal) `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `grayback' derived from their gray Confederate uniforms
	Synonyms: Johnny, Johnny Reb, Reb, Rebel
	Related Words: Confederate soldier