dough·face
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Definition of doughface
: a Northern congressman not opposed to slavery in the South before or during the American Civil War
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: a Northerner sympathetic to the South during the same period
Other Words from doughface
dough-faced
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ˈdō-ˈfāst
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adjective
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adjective
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“Doughface.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doughface. Accessed 26 Feb. 2021.
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The first known use of doughface was in 1820
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