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mossback

[maws-bak, mos-] / ˈmɔsˌbæk, ˈmɒs- /
NOUN
old-fashioned person
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In true mossback fashion, he bought a plot of land on a particularly damp section of the island because he loved the rain.

From Seattle Times Mar. 1, 2023

Rausch's six-month rule may strike some as draconian, but the bishop is no mossback.

From Time Magazine Archive

To the passengers, most railroaders are mossback operators who neglect service while engaging in a never-ending round of raising fares, chopping schedules and eliminating branch lines.

From Time Magazine Archive

Says Kitchin: "I'm a conservative, but not a mossback."

From Time Magazine Archive

The mossback pays in pennies and gives a mortgage.

From The Rules of the Game by White, Stewart Edward




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