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) 3.0 (2006) [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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