mossback (English, noun)
expansion: mossback (plural mossbacks)
expansion: (chiefly US)
Senses:
glosses: Synonym of mossyback (“a person with old-fashioned views; hence, one who is very conservative or reactionary”).
tags: US
informal
glosses: A person who stayed hidden to evade conscription (especially by the Confederate States Army) during the American Civil War (1861–1865); a mossyback.
tags: US
historical
informal
glosses: Senses relating to animals.
A turtle that, because of its age, has a growth of algae on its back
tags: US
glosses: Senses relating to animals.
A common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina).
tags: US
topics: fishing
hobbies
lifestyle
glosses: Senses relating to animals.
Synonym of mossyback (“a fish that is large and old, especially one that has algae growing on its back”).
tags: US
glosses: Senses relating to animals.
A largemouth bass or moss bass (Micropterus salmoides).
tags: US
Forms:
form: mossbacks
tags: plural