YELLOWBACK


Meaning of YELLOWBACK in English

/yel"oh bak'/ , n.

1. (formerly) an inexpensive, often lurid, novel bound in yellow cloth or paper.

2. a gold certificate.

[ 1790-1800; YELLOW + BACK 1 ]

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