Friday, April 17, 2009

Mossback

Mossback:

  1. A turtle that, because of its age, has a growth of algae on its back
  2. (by extension) A very conservative or reactionary person, especially one with old-fashioned views
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talk nineteen to the dozen

  to speak rapidly and without stopping

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