MOSSBACK


Meaning of MOSSBACK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmȯs-ˌbak ]

noun

Date: 1872

1. : a large sluggish fish (as a largemouth bass)

2. : an extremely old-fashioned or reactionary person : fogy

• moss·backed -ˌbakt adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.