Locofoco

[ loh-koh-foh-koh ]

/ ˌloʊ koʊˈfoʊ koʊ /

noun

(sometimes lowercase) a member of the radical faction of the New York City Democrats, organized in 1835 to oppose the conservative members of the party.

(lowercase) a friction match or cigar developed in the 19th century, ignited by rubbing against any hard, dry surface.

Origin of Locofoco

special use of locofoco(cigar), self-lighting, rhyming compound apparently based onloco(motive), taken to mean self-moving; -foco, alteration of Italian fuoco fire <Latin focus fireplace

Words nearby Locofoco

Lockwood home, Lockyer, loco, loco citato, loco disease, Locofoco, Locofocoism, locoism, locoman, locomobile, locomote

Example sentences from the Web for Locofoco

But now, should you go thither to seek him, you would inquire in vain for the Locofoco Surveyor.
The Scarlet Letter|Nathaniel Hawthorne
You would find a Locofoco majority as much addicted to Class Legislation as a factitious aristocracy.
Coningsby|Benjamin Disraeli
Four or five years afterward their enemies invented for their benefit the meaningless and hideous word "Locofoco."
The Life Of Abraham Lincoln|Ward H. Lamon
A Locofoco is the only intelligible term: a fellow that would set any place on fire to roast his own eggs.
Gryll Grange|Thomas Love Peacock

单词	locofoco
释义	Locofoco [ loh-koh-foh-koh ] / ˌloʊ koʊˈfoʊ koʊ / noun (sometimes lowercase) a member of the radical faction of the New York City Democrats, organized in 1835 to oppose the conservative members of the party. (lowercase) a friction match or cigar developed in the 19th century, ignited by rubbing against any hard, dry surface. Origin of Locofoco special use of locofoco(cigar), self-lighting, rhyming compound apparently based onloco(motive), taken to mean self-moving; -foco, alteration of Italian fuoco fire <Latin focus fireplace Words nearby Locofoco Lockwood home, Lockyer, loco, loco citato, loco disease, Locofoco, Locofocoism, locoism, locoman, locomobile, locomote Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Locofoco But now, should you go thither to seek him, you would inquire in vain for the Locofoco Surveyor. The Scarlet Letter\|Nathaniel Hawthorne You would find a Locofoco majority as much addicted to Class Legislation as a factitious aristocracy. Coningsby\|Benjamin Disraeli Four or five years afterward their enemies invented for their benefit the meaningless and hideous word "Locofoco." The Life Of Abraham Lincoln\|Ward H. Lamon A Locofoco is the only intelligible term: a fellow that would set any place on fire to roast his own eggs. Gryll Grange\|Thomas Love Peacock
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