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   Yel·low·back

   /ˈyelōˌbak/

   

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   • 1. a cheap and typically sensational novel, with a yellow board or cloth binding. historical

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   A yellow-back or yellowback 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.

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   3 days ago · noun. 1. a cheap, sensational novel bound in yellow fabric or paper. 2. a U.S. dollar having a yellow coloured back. 3. a lemon coloured fish. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

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   Apr 28, 2024 · noun. 1. a cheap, sensational novel bound in yellow fabric or paper. 2. a U.S. dollar having a yellow coloured back. 3. a lemon coloured fish. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

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   yellowback (plural yellowbacks) A cheap sensational novel. Categories: English compound terms. English lemmas. English nouns. English countable nouns. English bahuvrihi compounds. en:Books.

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   YELLOWBACK Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com. yellowback. [ yel-oh-bak ] show ipa. noun. (formerly) an inexpensive, often lurid, novel bound in yellow cloth or paper. a gold certificate. Recommended videos. Powered by AnyClip. AnyClip Product Demo 2022.

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   yellow back (plural yellow backs) ( informal) A coward. Categories: English lemmas. English nouns. English countable nouns.

8. www.wordreference.com › definition › yellowbackyellowback - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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   WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2022. yel•low•back (yel′ ō bak′), n. Literature (formerly) an inexpensive, often lurid, novel bound in yellow cloth or paper. Business a gold certificate.