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doughface
noun dough·face \-ˌfās\
Definition of DOUGHFACE
: a Northern congressman not opposed to slavery in the South before or during the American Civil War; also : a Northerner sympathetic to the South during the same period
— dough–faced \-ˈfāst\ adjective
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First Known Use of DOUGHFACE
1830
Rhymes with DOUGHFACE
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