Word: graybacks
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: gray
backs
Definition: Plural of grayback; a dowitcher with a grey back
Morphemes:
Affix: grayback
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Alternative form of greyback; `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
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.