/maws"bak', mos"-/ , n.
1. Informal.
a. a person holding very antiquated notions; reactionary.
b. a person living in the backwoods; rustic.
2. an old turtle.
3. Angling. a large and old fish, as a bass.
4. a wild bull or cow.
[ 1870-75, Amer.; MOSS + BACK 1 ]