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mossback

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18
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21
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈmɒsbæk/
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/ˈmɒsbæk/ · /ˈmɔsˌbæk/ · /ˈmɑs-/

Definition of mossback

6 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (US, informal)Synonym of mossyback (“a person with old-fashioned views; hence, one who is very conservative or reactionary”).
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noun

  1. (US, informal)Synonym of mossyback (“a person with old-fashioned views; hence, one who is very conservative or reactionary”).
  2. (US, historical, informal)A person who stayed hidden to evade conscription (especially by the Confederate States Army) during the American Civil War (1861–1865); a mossyback.
  3. (US)Senses relating to animals.
  4. (US)Senses relating to animals.
  5. (US)Senses relating to animals.
  6. (US)Senses relating to animals.

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Etymology

From moss + back (in senses 1 (“person with old-fashioned views; one who is very conservative or reactionary”) and 2.3 (“fish that is large and old”) probably a variant of…

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From moss + back (in senses 1 (“person with old-fashioned views; one who is very conservative or reactionary”) and 2.3 (“fish that is large and old”) probably a variant of mossyback, which is attested earlier), alluding to someone or something that is so old or has remained so unmoving that it is as if moss has grown on them or it. Sense 2.4 (“largemouth bass”) may refer to the back of the fish being a dark green colour.

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