back green

British  

noun

1. dialect grass or a garden at the back of a house, esp a tenement

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Example Sentences

Long after the ash had washed away and the charred landscapes grew back green, trauma remained.

From The Guardian • Oct. 4, 2020

The 18-year-old Hammer chipped in for eagle from just off the back green on the 18th to beat Alvaro Ortiz of Mexico, 2 up.

From Washington Times • Aug. 15, 2018

Crown, glossy green-black; throat and line down foreneck buffy; rest of head and neck purplish chestnut; back green washed with bluish gray.

From Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix by Chapman, Frank M.

This animal is of the dimensions of a child’s little finger; the back green, the belly speckled white and red.

From Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa by Adams, H.C.

Throat blue; belly grayish; back green; tail blue-black, outer feathers broadly white tipped.

From Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix by Chapman, Frank M.