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Meaning of "yellowback" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF YELLOWBACK

yellowback  [ˈjɛləʊˌbæk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF YELLOWBACK

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verb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Yellowback is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES YELLOWBACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Yellow-back

A yellow-back is a cheap novel which was published in Britain in the second half of the 19th century. They were occasionally called "mustard-plaster" novels. Developed in the 1840s to compete with the "penny dreadful", yellow-backs were marketed as entertaining reading. They had brightly coloured covers, often printed by chromoxylography, that were attractive to a new class of readers, thanks to the spread of education and rail travel. Routledges was one of the first publishers to begin marketing yellow-backs by starting their "Railway Library" in 1849. The series included 1,277 titles, published over 50 years. These mainly consisted of stereotyped reprints of novels originally published as cloth editions. By the late 19th century, yellow-backs included sensational fiction, adventure stories, "educational" manuals, handbooks, and cheap biographies. Two typical examples of authors of yellow-backs include James Grant and Robert Louis Stevenson.

Definition of yellowback in the English dictionary

The first definition of yellowback in the dictionary is a cheap, sensational novel bound in yellow fabric or paper. Other definition of yellowback is a U.S. dollar having a yellow coloured back. Yellowback is also a lemon coloured fish.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH YELLOWBACK


bareback
ˈbɛəˌbæk
blowback
ˈbləʊˌbæk
callback
ˈkɔːlˌbæk
cashback
ˈkæʃˌbæk
comeback
ˈkʌmˌbæk
cornerback
ˈkɔːnəˌbæk
feedback
ˈfiːdˌbæk
flashback
ˈflæʃˌbæk
hatchback
ˈhætʃˌbæk
hold-back
ˈhəʊldˌbæk
horseback
ˈhɔːsˌbæk
outback
ˈaʊtˌbæk
paperback
ˈpeɪpəˌbæk
payback
ˈpeɪˌbæk
playback
ˈpleɪˌbæk
plowback
ˈplaʊˌbæk
quarterback
ˈkwɔːtəˌbæk
slowback
ˈsləʊˌbæk
sowback
ˈsaʊˌbæk
throwback
ˈθrəʊˌbæk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE YELLOWBACK

yellow wagtail
yellow water lily
yellow-bellied
yellow-bellies
yellow-belly
yellow-card
yellow-dog contract
yellow-eye mullet
yellow-shafted flicker
yellow-yite
yellowbark
yellowbird
yellowfin
yellowfin tuna
yellowhammer
yellowhead
yellowish
yellowishness
Yellowknife
yellowlegs

WORDS THAT END LIKE YELLOWBACK

back
back to back
back-to-back
bounce back
clawback
drawback
fallback
get back
go back
hardback
hold back
laid-back
look back
lower back
pat on the back
positive feedback
sit back
skewback
splashback
upper back

Synonyms and antonyms of yellowback in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «yellowback» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF YELLOWBACK

Find out the translation of yellowback to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of yellowback from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «yellowback» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

yellowback
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

yellowback
570 millions of speakers

English

yellowback
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

yellowback
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

yellowback
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

yellowback
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Yellowback
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সস্তার খেলো উপন্যাস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Yellowback
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kuning belakang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

yellowback
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

yellowback
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

yellowback
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Yellowback
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vàng đen
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

yellowback
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिवळे बॅक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yellowback
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

yellowback
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

yellowback
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

yellowback
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

yellowback
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

yellowback
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gekleurde omslag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Yellow
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

yellowback
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of yellowback

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «YELLOWBACK»

The term «yellowback» is used very little and occupies the 156.849 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «YELLOWBACK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about yellowback

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «YELLOWBACK»

Discover the use of yellowback in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to yellowback and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Slocum 379: Slocum and the Yellowback Trail
SLOCUM's become a celebrity. John Slocum is no saint, but neither is he a Six-Gun Devil, the title of a yellowback novel chronicling a massacre he supposedly perpetrated. Unfortunately, a bounty hunter believes the tall tale.
Jake Logan, 2010
2
Guns of the Yellowback
Yellowback. My real name is Iohny Darr.” Then he says, “Now which one of these are you going to draw on!” Nick Hagarty continued to sit his horse and say nothing, and you could not tell what he was thinking, but it was obvious he was ...
Ronald Columbia, 2002
3
Queensland's Threatened Animals
Urolophus bucculentus Macleay, 1884; Urolophus sufflavus Whitley, 1929; Urolophus viridis McCulloch, 1916 Family: Urolophidae Common names: Sandyback Stingaree (U. bucculentus); Yellowback Stingaree (U. sufflavus); Greenback ...
Lee K. Curtis, Andrew J. Dennis, Keith R. Macdonald, 2012
4
50 Romance Short Stories - SELECTED SHORTS COLLECTION:
You see, m'sieu, itwas likethis: Dupont was mad for her,andthisman whoran awaythe Yellowbackwanted her, andElise loved the Yellowback. This Yellowback was twentythree or four, and he read books, and played a fiddle and drew strange ...
Oldiees Publishing, Mary Hallock Foote, O. Henry, 2014
5
120 Great Short Stories - COMPLETE EDITION OF SELECTED ...
You see, m'sieu, itwas likethis: Dupont was mad for her,andthisman whoran awaythe Yellowbackwanted her, andElise loved the Yellowback. This Yellowback was twentythree or four, and he read books, and played a fiddle and drew strange ...
Oldiees Publishing, Ambrose Bierce, Mary Hallock Foote, 2011
6
The Selected Works of James Oliver Curwood
And the Yellowback was a man! Yes, a grown man! And it was then that Jacques Dupont shouted out his challenge to all that crowd. He would fight the Yellowback. He would fight him with his right arm tied behind his back! And before Elise ...
James Oliver Curwood
7
Rediscovering Nancy Drew
Yellowback Library 16 (July/August 1983): 3; 17 (September/October 1983): 16; 18 (November/December 1983): 9; 20 (March/April 1984): 13; 23 (September/ October 1984): 18. . "Stratemeyer Syndicate Acquired by Simon & Schuster.
Carolyn Stewart Dyer, Nancy Tillman Romalov, 1995
8
Mary Elizabeth Braddon: A Companion to the Mystery Fiction
yellowback. Yellowbacks, which received their name through their yellow- enameled paper covers, were affordable editions of popular novels and Yelverton bigamy trial ' 179 some nonfiction titles, costing 1 or 2 shillings ( whereas the standard ...
Anne-Marie Beller, Elizabeth Foxwell, 2012
9
The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower
"Thee and thine are a pack of yellowback dogs," Finli managed. He probably was shot in the heart — so it felt, anyway — but he would say this; it needed to be said , and he willed his damaged heart to beat until it was out. Then he'd die and ...
Stephen King, 2004
10
Ouida and Victorian Popular Culture
83 7.1 Othmar, cover, Chatto& Windus,2shilling yellowback, 1887 8.1 Critical Studies, title page, Fisher Unwin, 1900 9.1 Pascarello, cover, trans. 'Diana D'Arco ' [Enrico Montazio] (Firenze: Bancod'Annunzi Commissionie Rappreseentanze), ...
Dr Jane Jordan, Professor Andrew King, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «YELLOWBACK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term yellowback is used in the context of the following news items.
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NWMO agreement still controversial
In Yellowback's letter he says Harper didn't follow what chiefs had asked him to do. “Grand Chief Harper was directed not to cash the NWMO cheque and to ask ... «Thompson Citizen, Apr 15»
2
Manto Sipi Cree Nation joins call for MKO grand chief's resignation
"The MKO Grand Chief is overstepping the sovereignty of each individual First Nation by signing the deal," Manto Sipi Chief Michael Yellowback said in a news ... «CBC.ca, Mar 15»
3
Premier Greg Selinger gets earful from First Nations leaders Premier …
Manto Sipi Cree Nation Chief Michael Yellowback voiced his concerns about the province taking over the band constable program. Federal funding for the ... «CBC.ca, Feb 15»
4
Prospector suing Manitoba government for $5 million
In a press release sent in February, MSCN Chief Michael Yellowback said they will not consult with the ministry on the issue until all land claims issues are ... «Winnipeg Sun, Dec 14»
5
Northern chief expresses opposition to Mining Advisory Council
Yellowback said Manto Sipi Cree Nation believes that any legislation, regulation, government policy or arrangement that affects First Nation rights is subject to ... «Thompson Citizen, Nov 14»
6
Manto Sipi Cree Nation Oppose Minister's Mining Advisory Council
Chief Michael Yellowback stated, “When I heard the presentation by the ... to resource development on our ancestral lands” Chief Yellowback concluded. «Net Newsledger, Nov 14»
7
Osborne station leaves bus riders shivering in the cold
Brandon Yellowback, a 21-year-old bus rider on his way to work, is standing under the heaters. "I wish those would actually work," he says. Obviously, Ruby isn't ... «Winnipeg Free Press, Nov 14»
8
Manitoba chief quits MKO, wonders if organization in 'downward spiral'
Manto Sipi Cree Nation Chief Michael Yellowback, whose fly-in community is located in northeastern Manitoba sent a letter to Manitoba Keewatinowi ... «APTN National News, Sep 14»
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Fate of forensic audit, Grand Chief Harper uncertain following chiefs …
Andrews' position is backed by Manto Sipi Cree Nation Chief Michael Yellowback, who has the lead on the forensic audit file. Yellowback wrote a letter to Evans ... «APTN National News, Jul 14»
10
MKO showdown looms after Grand Chief Harper ignores chiefs …
The resolution to amend the constitution was moved by Andrews and seconded by Manto Sipi Cree Nation Chief Michael Yellowback. The resolution. «APTN National News, Jul 14»

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