Definition of Locofoco

1. n. A friction match.

Definition of Locofoco

1. Noun. (archaic) A match (used for making fire) ¹

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Definition of Locofoco

1. a type of friction match [n -COS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Locofoco

locksteps
lockstitch
lockstitched
lockstitches
lockstitching
lockt
lockup
lockups
locky
loco
loco citato
loco disease
locobase
locoed
locoes
locofoco (current term)
locofocos
locoing
locoism
locoisms
locoman
locomen
locomote
locomoted
locomotes
locomoting
locomotion
locomotions
locomotive
locomotive engine

Literary usage of Locofoco

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"1842 Mr. Proffitt of Indiana gave a definition of a locofoco, whom he considered as -a dissatisfied, discontented individual, willing and ready to tear down ..."

2. A History of the People of the United States: From the Revolution to the by John Bach McMaster (1906)
"The next party to question Van Buren was of recent origin, bore the name of Equal Rights, or locofoco, and owed its origin to the principles of equal rights ..."

3. The Movement for Statehood, 1845-1846 by Milo Milton Quaife (1918)
"Now we will not go into a long argument to disprove the above-named false accusation concerning locofoco principles, but will merely advert to the practices ..."

4. What are the Facts?: Protection and Reciprocity Illustrated. Questions of To by Fletcher Willis Hewes, William McKinley (1892)
"Three points of special interest in the above STUDY on Van Buren's administration are, (I) the return of the locofoco faction to the Democratic ranks ..."

5. A History of the People of the United States, from the Revolution to the by John Bach McMasters (1906)
"The next party to question Van Buren was of recent origin, bore the name of Equal Rights, or locofoco, and owed its origin to the principles of equal rights ..."

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