mossback

Example Sentences

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In true mossback fashion, he bought a plot of land on a particularly damp section of the island because he loved the rain.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2023

Rausch's six-month rule may strike some as draconian, but the bishop is no mossback.

From Time Magazine Archive

To the passengers, most railroaders are mossback operators who neglect service while engaging in a never-ending round of raising fares, chopping schedules and eliminating branch lines.

From Time Magazine Archive

Says Kitchin: "I'm a conservative, but not a mossback."

From Time Magazine Archive

The mossback is the man who tries to use the old methods under the new conditions; he is not "up" with the present times, but "back" with the old times.

From Chapters in Rural Progress by Butterfield, Kenyon L. (Kenyon Leech)