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Definition of Locofoco
1. n. A friction match.
Definition of Locofoco
1. Noun. (archaic) A match (used for making fire) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Locofoco
1. a type of friction match [n -COS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Locofoco
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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