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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.

Etymology

Origin of doughface

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

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