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greenback
(encz) | greenback,americký dolar Pavel Cvrček |
greenback
(encz) | greenback,bankovka n: Zdeněk Brož |
greenback
(gcide) | 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.
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Greenback
(gcide) | 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.
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greenback
(wn) | greenback
n 1: 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] |
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Greenback
(gcide) | 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 \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.
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Greenbacker
(gcide) | Greenbacker \Green"back"er\, n.
One of those who supported greenback or paper money, and
opposed the resumption of specie payments. [Colloq. U. S.]
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greenback party
(wn) | Greenback Party
n 1: a former political party in the United States; organized in
1874; opposed any reduction in the amount of paper money in
circulation |
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