LekhoriLekhoriSynonym of mossyback (“a person with old-fashioned views; hence, one who is very conservative or reactionary”).
A person who stayed hidden to evade conscription (especially by the Confederate States Army) during the American Civil War (1861–1865); a mossyback.
Senses relating to animals.
From moss + back (in senses 1 (“person with old-fashioned views; one who is very conservative or reactionary”) and 2.3 (“fish that is large and old”) probably a variant of mossyback, which is attested...
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