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graycoat

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Etymology

From gray +‎ coat.

Noun

graycoat (plural graycoats)

  2. (historical, US, colloquial) A Confederate soldier during the US Civil War (because of the gray uniforms).
    Alternative form: greycoat
    Synonyms: grayback, greyback
    Antonyms: bluecoat, bluebelly (the Union counterpart)
    Hypernyms: soldier < person
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