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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. Source: opted
2. n. an extremely old-fashioned conservative Source: wordnet
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.] Source: webster
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.] Source: adambom
5. n. an extremely old-fashioned conservative Source: ecdict

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conservative covered likened moss old opinion partisan stone tree veteran extremely old-fashioned political slang

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mossbanker mossbunker

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moss family moss genus moss green moss locust moss phlox moss pink moss-grown moss-trooper

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