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Originally, a nickname for a member of the conservative section of the Democratic party in New York; hence, one opposed to progress in general; a fogy.

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  1. n. Originally, a nickname for a member of the conservative section of the Democratic party in New York; hence, one opposed to progress in general; a fogy.
  2. v. sit on one's heels
  3. Originally, a nickname for a member of the conservative section of the Democratic party in New York; hence, one opposed to progress in general; a fogy. [Political Cant, U.S.]
  4. Originally, a nickname for a member of the conservative sectionof the Democratic party in New York; hence, one opposed to progressin general; a fogy. [Political Cant, U.S.]
  5. v:100 v sit on one's heels