Word: greybacks
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: grey
backs
Definition: Plural 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
Morphemes:
Affix: grey
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Alternative form of coloured. ; having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
Affix: back
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Among leather dealers, one of the thickest and stoutest tanned hides.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bac
Language: fr
Decoded: bac
PoS: Noun
Meaning: vat
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).