graycoat

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graycoat

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From gray + coat, because of the gray uniforms.

noun graycoats

US, colloquial, historical A Confederate soldier during the US Civil War.
Similar: grayback, greyback · Opposite: bluecoat, bluebelly

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"graycoat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/graycoat. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"graycoat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/graycoat.

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@misc{graycoat_2026,
  title = {graycoat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/graycoat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}