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Cotton State

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noun

  1. Alabama (used as a nickname).

Etymology

Origin of Cotton State

First recorded in 1930–35

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Florida may be unwilling to subject herself to the charge of temerity or immodesty by leading off, but will most assuredly cooperate with or follow the lead of any single Cotton State which may secede.

From Abraham Lincoln, a History — Volume 02 by Nicolay, John George

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