whiteback

== English == === Etymology 1 === From white +‎ back. ==== Noun ==== whiteback (countable and uncountable, plural whitebacks) Various species that have a white back, including: A wild duck, the canvasback (Aythya valisineria) The white-backed duck. (Thalassornis leuconotus) The white-backed griffon vulture (Gyps africanus) A Lithuanian breed of cattle, (Lietuvos baltnugariai galvijai) A type of paperboard used in packaging that has a smooth white surface on one side and a brown or unbleached surface on the other side. Coordinate term: greyback (uncountable, chiefly attributive) A type of denim that is indigo on one side, and pale on the back. === Etymology 2 === Blend of white +‎ wetback. ==== Noun ==== whiteback (countable and uncountable, plural whitebacks) (humorous) A white immigrant, especially one moving to or from the United States. === References === “whiteback”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.