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Mossback — Moss back , n. A veteran partisan; one who is so conservative in opinion that he may be likened to a stone or old tree covered with moss. [Political Slang, U.S.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mossback — [n] old fashioned person conservative, fuddy duddy*, geezer*, old fogy*, old geezer*, square*; concept 424 … New thesaurus
mossback — ☆ mossback [môs′bak΄ ] n. 1. an old fish, shellfish, turtle, etc. with a greenish growth of algae, etc. over the back 2. Informal an old fashioned or very conservative person … English World dictionary
mossback — [“mOsbAk] n. an old square; a stick in the mud. □ Walter, you are such an old mossback. □ I enjoy appearing to be a mossback. People expect so little from you … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
mossback — noun Date: 1872 1. a large sluggish fish (as a largemouth bass) 2. an extremely old fashioned or reactionary person ; fogy • mossbacked adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
mossback — /maws bak , mos /, n. 1. Informal. a. a person holding very antiquated notions; reactionary. b. a person living in the backwoods; rustic. 2. an old turtle. 3. Angling. a large and old fish, as a bass. 4. a wild bull or cow. [1870 75, Amer.; MOSS… … Universalium
mossback — noun a) A turtle that, because of its age, has a growth of algae on its back. b) A very conservative or reactionary person, especially one with old fashioned views … Wiktionary
mossback — Synonyms and related words: Methuselah, antediluvian, antique, back number, backwoodsman, bumpkin, clodhopper, conservationist, conservatist, conservative, dad, diehard, dodo, elder, fogy, fossil, fud, fuddy duddy, granny, has been, hayseed, hick … Moby Thesaurus
mossback — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. right winger, reactionary, die hard; see conservative . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. A person who vehemently, often fanatically opposes progress and favors return to a previous condition: die hard, reactionary,… … English dictionary for students
mossback — mÉ”sbæk / mÉ’s n. extreme conservative, one who has old fashioned opinions (Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
