mossback
/ˈmɔsˌbæk/
noun
- A person with very old-fashioned, conservative views who resists change or new ideas.
- Don't be such a mossback — try the new restaurant instead of the same old diner.
- The town council is full of mossbacks who refuse to update the zoning laws.
- My grandfather is a bit of a mossback who still thinks computers are a fad.
- A large, old fish, especially a bass or other freshwater fish, that has been living in a lake or river for a long time.
- The lake is known for its mossbacks, huge fish that have survived for decades.
- The angler was proud to catch a mossback bass that weighed over ten pounds.
- Old mossbacks like that one have learned to avoid every lure in the tackle box.
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