Defn: 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.]
MOSSBANKER; MOSSBUNKER
Moss"bank`er, Moss"bunk`er, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The menhaded.
MOSS-GROWN
Moss"-grown`, a.
Defn: Overgrown with moss.
MOSSINESS
Moss"i*ness, n.
Defn: The state of being mossy.
MOSSTROOPER
Moss"troop`er, n. Etym: [Moss + trooper.]
Defn: One of a class of marauders or bandits that formerly infested the border country between England and Scotland; — so called in allusion to the mossy or boggy character of much of the border country.
MOSSY
Moss"y, a. [Compar. Mossier; superl. Mossiest.]