mossbacks

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plural of mossback
mossback
A very conservative or reactionary person, especially one with old-fashioned views
mossback
an extremely old-fashioned conservative
mossback
A turtle that, because of its age, has a growth of algae on its back
mossback
{i} extreme conservative, one who has old-fashioned opinions (Slang)
mossback
A veteran partisan; one who is so conservative in opinion that he may be likened to a stone or old tree covered with moss