yellowback

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(yel′ō bak′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
yel•low•back  (yel′ō bak′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Literature(formerly) an inexpensive, often lurid, novel bound in yellow cloth or paper.
  2. Businessa gold certificate.
  • yellow + back1 1790–1800


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