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A veteran partisan; one who is so conservative in opinion that he may be likened to a stone or old tree covered with moss.

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  1. n. A veteran partisan; one who is so conservative in opinion that he may be likened to a stone or old tree covered with moss.
  2. n. an extremely old-fashioned conservative
  3. A veteran partisan; one who is so conservative in opinion that he may be likened to a stone or old tree covered with moss. [Political Slang, U.S.]
  4. A veteran partisan; one who is so conservative in opinion thathe may be likened to a stone or old tree covered with moss.[Political Slang, U.S.]
  5. n. an extremely old-fashioned conservative