Define the word greenback"greenback" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Garfish \Gar"fish`\, n. [See Gar, n.] (Zool.)
(a) A European marine fish (Belone vulgaris); -- called
also gar, gerrick, greenback, greenbone,
gorebill, hornfish, longnose, mackerel guide,
sea needle, and sea pike.
(b) One of several species of similar fishes of the genus
Tylosurus, of which one species (T. marinus) is
common on the Atlantic coast. T. Caribb[ae]us, a very
large species, and T. crassus, are more southern; --
called also needlefish. Many of the common names of the
European garfish are also applied to the American
species.
[1913 Webster]
"Greenback" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Greenback \Green"back"\, n.
One of the legal tender notes of the United States; a note of
paper currency of the United States; -- first issued in 1862,
and having the devices on the back printed with green ink, to
prevent alterations and counterfeits.
[1913 Webster]
"greenback" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
greenback
n : a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central
bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"
[syn: bill, note, government note, bank bill, banker's bill, bank note, banknote, Federal Reserve note]
"Greenback" gazetteer "U.S. Gazetteer (1990)"
Greenback, TN (city, FIPS 30880)
Location: 35.65176 N, 84.17517 W
Population (1990): 611 (250 housing units)
Area: 13.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 37742
"Greenback" gaz-place "U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)"
Greenback, TN -- U.S. city in Tennessee
Population (2000): 954
Housing Units (2000): 416
Land area (2000): 7.081947 sq. miles (18.342157 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.127051 sq. miles (0.329060 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 7.208998 sq. miles (18.671217 sq. km)
FIPS code: 30880
Located within: Tennessee (TN), FIPS 47
Location: 35.655751 N, 84.164898 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 37742
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Greenback, TN
Greenback
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