# brownback

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #61,333

## Definitions
1. A bird, the dowitcher or red-breasted snipe.
2. A postage stamp printed in brown ink, used in the 1890s.
3. A note of scrip printed on brown paper, such as that issued by the city of St. Louis during a financial crisis.

## Etymology
From brown + back.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/brownback