doughface

[ doh-feys ]

/ ˈdoʊˌfeɪs /

noun U.S. History.

a Northerner who sympathized with the South during the controversies over new territories and slavery before the Civil War.

a congressman from a northern state not opposed to slavery in the South.

Origin of doughface

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; dough + face

Words nearby doughface

doughbelly, dough bird, doughboy, doughboys, Dougherty wagon, doughface, doughfoot, dough hook, doughnut, doughnut hole, doughty

Example sentences from the Web for doughface

A Doughface press may cry, Compromise; and try to restore the status quo ante bellum, but all in vain.
Continental Monthly, Vol. I, No. VI, June, 1862|Various
While the South is entitled to the palm of victory for shot-gun Democracy, the North is a fair competitor for doughface flunkyism.
Emancipation and Emigration|Anonymous
Doughface democracy among us has squalled as if receiving deadly wounds at every proposal to crush or injure the foe.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862|Various
In this sense Lincoln, with his life-long record of opposition to the extension of slavery, was a doughface.
From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life|Captain A. T. Mahan

单词	doughface
释义	doughface [ doh-feys ] / ˈdoʊˌfeɪs / noun U.S. History. a Northerner who sympathized with the South during the controversies over new territories and slavery before the Civil War. a congressman from a northern state not opposed to slavery in the South. Origin of doughface An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; dough + face Words nearby doughface doughbelly, dough bird, doughboy, doughboys, Dougherty wagon, doughface, doughfoot, dough hook, doughnut, doughnut hole, doughty Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for doughface A Doughface press may cry, Compromise; and try to restore the status quo ante bellum, but all in vain. Continental Monthly, Vol. I, No. VI, June, 1862\|Various While the South is entitled to the palm of victory for shot-gun Democracy, the North is a fair competitor for doughface flunkyism. Emancipation and Emigration\|Anonymous Doughface democracy among us has squalled as if receiving deadly wounds at every proposal to crush or injure the foe. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862\|Various In this sense Lincoln, with his life-long record of opposition to the extension of slavery, was a doughface. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life\|Captain A. T. Mahan
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