Greenbacks. The paper currency of the United States, printed in green and with a device of the same colour on the back. Mr Chase, Secretary of the Treasury in 1862, claimed the honour of having added this word to the American vocabulary.
Green Dragon. An[An] inn sign anciently depicting the combat of St George with the dragon.
Greengage. The greenish plum introduced to England by Lord Gage from the monastery of La Chartreuse in France.
Greengrocer. See “[Grocer].”
Greenhorn. A raw, inexperienced youth. The allusion here is to the undeveloped horns of a young ox.
Green Horse. The nickname of the 5th Dragoon Guards, from their green facings.
Greenland. From the moss which grows abundantly in this otherwise sterile region. Iceland or Greenland moss is said to be very efficacious in the treatment of consumption.
Green Man. An inn sign denoting that the house was kept by a retired gamekeeper of the lord of the manor. Mediæval gamekeepers always dressed in green. See “[Inn].”
Green Man and Still. A tavern sign pointing to the existence on the premises of a still where cordials were distilled from green herbs. In this case the house was not kept by a gamekeeper, but by a herbalist. It may, however, have belonged to an innkeeper or a “Green Man” further afield on the same estate.
Green Mountain State. Vermont, as its name implies.