单词 | Locofoco |
释义 | Locofoco /loh'koh foh"koh/, n. 1. (sometimes l.c.) a member of the radical faction of the New York City Democrats, organized in 1835 to oppose the conservative members of the party. 2. (l.c.) a friction match or cigar developed in the 19th century, ignited by rubbing against any hard, dry surface. [special use of locofoco (cigar), self-lighting, rhyming compound appar. based on LOCO(MOTIVE), taken to mean self-moving; -foco, alter. of It fuoco fire < L focus fireplace] |
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