mossyback

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Synonyms: mossback, toss back

Antonyms: mossback, toss back

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|informal}} A [[person]] with [[old-fashioned#Adjective|old-fashioned]] [[view#Noun|views]]; hence, one who is very [[conservative#Adjective|conservative]] or [[reactionary#Adjective|reactionary]]; a [[mossback]].
2. {{lb|en|informal|historical|obsolete}} {{synonym of|en|mossback|t=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)}}.
3. {{non-gloss|Senses relating to animals.}}

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