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mossback

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Meaning

  1. noun Synonym of mossyback (“a person with old-fashioned views; hence, one who is very conservative or reactionary”).
  2. noun A person who stayed hidden to evade conscription (especially by the Confederate States Army) during the American Civil War (1861–1865); a mossyback.
  3. noun Senses relating to animals. A turtle that, because of its age, has a growth of algae on its back A common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina). Synonym of mossyback (“a fish that is large and old, especially one that has algae growing on its back”). A largemouth bass or moss bass (Micropterus salmoides).
  4. noun A turtle that, because of its age, has a growth of algae on its back
  5. noun A common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina).
  6. noun Synonym of mossyback (“a fish that is large and old, especially one that has algae growing on its back”).
  7. noun A largemouth bass or moss bass (Micropterus salmoides).

Similar words

antique old-timer gaffer old geezer mossyback old fogey fogey stick in the mud backwoodser old fogy

Word family

mossbacked mossbacks

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