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mossback

/maws-bak, mos-/US // ˈmɔsˌbæk, ˈmɒs- //UK // (ˈmɒsˌbæk) //

苔背,苔痕,苔藓背,苔丝背

Related Words

fuddy-duddy老顽童,老顽固,胖子 square正方形,正方形的,正方,正直 conservative保守的,保守派,保守主义,保守 geezer老头子,老头,老头儿,老人 old fogy老头子,老顽童,老家伙,遗老遗少

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : Informal. a person holding very antiquated notions; reactionary.a person living in the backwoods; rustic.
- : an old turtle.
- : Angling. a large and old fish, as a bass.
- : a wild bull or cow.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounold-fashioned person

Synonyms

conservative保守的,保守派,保守主义,保守 fuddy-duddy老顽童,老顽固,胖子 geezer老头子,老头,老头儿,老人 square正方形,正方形的,正方,正直 old fogy老头子,老顽童,老家伙,遗老遗少 old geezer老头子,老头儿,老家伙,老头

Examples

"I know that sort of crazy old mossback," muttered Welton as he turned down the mountain.
Two or three miles away was a little clearing where a mossback lived.
Again the mossback appeared in the doorway, shivering a little in his night-shirt.
But the asset side of our "mossback's" yearly balance sheet always made the liability side ashamed of itself.
The mossback, who according to popular belief hid himself in the woods until moss grew on his back, might or might not be a tory.

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