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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 conservativeplay

  Familiarity information: MOSSBACK used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MOSSBACK (noun)


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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