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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.
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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
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GRADUAL
(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
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