yellowback

[ yel-oh-bak ]
/ ˈyɛl oʊˌbæk /

noun

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

Origin of yellowback

First recorded in 1790–1800; yellow + back1

Words nearby yellowback

yellow-headed blackbird, yellow-rumped warbler, yellow-throated vireo, yellow-throated warbler, yellow-yite, yellowback, yellowbark, yellowbelly, yellowbird, yellowcake, yelloweye rockfish

Example sentences from the Web for yellowback

  • You saw what that fellow flashed, a twenty dollar yellowback, a word to Skippy and the Kennedy would follow.

    Skippy Bedelle |Owen Johnson