MOSSBACK

mossback

(noun) an extremely old-fashioned conservative

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

mossback (plural mossbacks)

A turtle that, because of its age, has a growth of algae on its back.

An old fish.

(by extension) A very conservative or reactionary person, especially one with old-fashioned views.

Anagrams

• sambocks

Source: Wiktionary

Moss"back`, n.

Definition: 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.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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