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Word: mossback (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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South Carolina's grumpy, mastiff-faced old Ellison DuRant Smith may be the Senate's No. 1 mossback, but South Carolina loves him still, treasures him as a precious relic. South Carolinians affectionately acknowledge that "Cotton Ed"*opposes progress in almost every conceivable form. But by last week many veteran Smithies had become anxious over the opposition of Sixth-Term Senator Smith to a Third Term for President Roosevelt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTH CAROLINA: Cotton Ed Serves Notice | 5/20/1940 | See Source »

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