mossbacks

"mossbacks," as he called them; for he knew from experience what a dainty meal they would make, fried with some salt pork, being equal to any tender spring chicken he knew of.

The Boy Scouts' First Camp Fire or, Scouting with the Silver Fox Patrol Herbert Carter

Time, formerly a "local possession," was nationalized by industry and then the government, and though mossbacks fretted that standard time was a "compulsory lie," a nation synchronized its watches.

The Tyranny of the Clock 2010

In the battle of surly old mossbacks who (presumably) no longer have to answer to voters, District Attorney Robert Morgenthau is proving even more cantankerous than the temperamental Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Morgenthau One-Up in Battlestar Geriatrica 2009

In the battle of surly old mossbacks who (presumably) no longer have to answer to voters, District Attorney Robert Morgenthau is proving even more cantankerous than the temperamental Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Morgenthau One-Up in Battlestar Geriatrica 2009

As practiced by people who are buying stocks as commodities, this approach, called "indexing," lets you forget about all that boring stuff mossbacks like me call "fundamentals."

What Goes Up Must Come Down 2008

Will Yeltsin's success jolt the mossbacks into seeing that he is no longer beyond the fringe, but astride the dominant mood of the country?

Yeltsin's Challenge 2008

But among the smiley-face crowd, 1994 is ancient history, the concern only of doddering old fossils and Old Era mossbacks who don't understand how wonderful the world has become.

Reality Bites 2008

But inside the Times and out, just-the-facts ma'am mossbacks grumbled that "editorials" were appearing on the front page.

The Media Eat Their Own 2008

Rumsfeld, characteristically, depicted it simply as the grousing of a few military mossbacks uncomfortable with change.

The Night of the Generals Margolick, David 2007

Actually, you right-wingers are in the same camp with fundamentalists, reactionaries and mossbacks of every kind around the world.

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