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mossbacks

mossbacks is the plural of mossback.

Meaning of mossback

Noun

mossback (plural mossbacks)

  1. (US, informal) Synonym of mossyback (“a person with old-fashioned views; hence, one who is very conservative or reactionary”).
  2. (US, historical, informal) A person who stayed hidden to evade conscription (especially by the Confederate States Army) during the American Civil War (1861–1865); a mossyback.
  3. (US) A turtle that, because of its age, has a growth of algae on its back
  4. (US) A common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina).
  5. (US) Synonym of mossyback (“a fish that is large and old, especially one that has algae growing on its back”).
    Synonyms:
    mossyback
  6. (US) A largemouth bass or moss bass (Micropterus salmoides).

Questions about mossbacks

What is mossbacks the plural of?
Mossbacks is the plural of mossback.

Words near mossbacks in the dictionary

  1. Mossadnik
  2. Mossadnikim
  3. Mossadniks
  4. mossback
  5. mossbacked
  6. mossbacks
  7. mossbanker
  8. mossbankers
  9. Mossbay
  10. mossberries
  11. mossberry

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