mossback
(noun) an extremely old-fashioned conservative
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
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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
29 November 2024
(adjective) furnished with inhabitants; āthe area is well populatedā; āforests populated with all kinds of wild lifeā
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
