5 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: 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}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: 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 From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: 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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