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MOSSBACK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mossback mean?
• MOSSBACK (noun)
The noun MOSSBACK has 1 sense:
1. an extremely old-fashioned conservative
Familiarity information: MOSSBACK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An extremely old-fashioned conservative
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("mossback" is a kind of...):
conservative; conservativist (a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas)
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