Greenback

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