English Explanatory Dictionary

goldback

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of gold certificate with an orange back.
  2. Any member of species Pentagramma triangularis of ferns.
  3. Any member of genus Pityrogramma of ferns.
noun
  1. A fractional gold commercial product marketed as a local currency and commodity which has seen limited use in some U.S. states, shaped like a banknote but containing a small amount of 24-karat gold.

Word forms

goldback goldbacks

Etymology

From gold + back.

Synonyms

yellow boy

Related words

greenback
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