doughface

American  

[doh-feys] / ˈdoʊˌfeɪs /

noun

U.S. History.

1. a Northerner who sympathized with the South during the controversies over new territories and slavery before the Civil War.

2. a congressman from a northern state not opposed to slavery in the South.

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Etymology

Origin of doughface

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; dough + face

Example Sentences

Pierce suffered by being a Doughface: a Northerner who favored the South.

From Washington Post

Extending the list of timid pre-Civil War compromisers, Pierce was a Jackson Democrat from New Hampshire whom Whig foes called "doughface"—a northerner with southern principles.

From US News

At the same time, emphasizing Pierce’s status as a doughface threatened to push anti-slavery Democrats into the splinter Free Soil Party, fracturing the party in the North.

From Slate

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From Project Gutenberg

It is hard work for me to believe that doughface is a brother of yours and the late colonel; but if he dared to show his face in it, he would be the first man to get up such a demonstration.

From Project Gutenberg