Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Brownback /broun'-băkˌ/ · Brown·back · IPA /brˈaʊnbˌæk/ 01 n. The dowitcher or red-breasted snipe. See Dowitcher. 1. The dowitcher or red-breasted snipe. See Dowitcher.(Zool.) See: Dowitcher