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mossback

 [maws-bak, mos-]  

moss·back

   [maws-bak, mos-]
noun
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.
Origin:
1870–75, Americanism; moss + back1
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mossback (ˈmɒsˌbæk)
 
—n
1.  an old turtle, shellfish, etc, that has a growth of algae on its back
2.  informal a provincial or conservative person
 
'mossbacked
 
—adj

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mossback definition

[ˈmɔsbæk]
  1. n.
    an old square; a stick in the mud. : Walter, you are such an old mossback.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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