mossback

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Synonyms: cossack, crossback, rossbach, toss back, mossbacks, kossack, postback

Antonyms: cossack, crossback, rossbach, toss back, mossbacks, kossack, postback

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|informal}} {{synonym of|en|mossyback|t=a [[person]] with [[old-fashioned#Adjective|old-fashioned]] [[view#Noun|views]]; hence, one who is very [[conservative#Adjective|conservative]] or [[reactionary#Adjective|reactionary]]}}.
2. {{lb|en|informal|historical}} A person who [[stay#Verb|stayed]] [[hidden#Adjective|hidden]] to [[evade]] [[conscription]] (especially by the {{w|Confederate States Army}}) during the [[American Civil War]] (1861–1865); a [[mossyback]].
3. {{non-gloss|Senses relating to animals.}}

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