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mossback Definition

☆ moss·back (môs′bak′)

noun

  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

mossback* Synonyms

mossback*

n.

right-winger, reactionary, die-hard; see conservative.