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  1. 1. n. 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 Source: wordnet
  2. 2. n. a dowitcher with a grey back Source: wordnet
  3. 3. n. a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. `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 n. a dowitcher with a grey back n. a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere Source: ecdict

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