- dough-face, doughface
- (американизм) (историческое) северянин, симпатизирующий южанам (американизм) податливый, мягкотелый, слабохарактерный человек
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.
dough-face, doughface
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Doughface — Dough face , n. A contemptuous nickname for a timid, yielding politician, or one who is easily molded. [Political cant, U. S.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
doughface — ☆ doughface [dō′fās΄ ] n. [ DOUGH + FACE] in the Civil War, a Northerner who sided with the South on the slavery issue … English World dictionary
doughface — dough•face [[t]ˈdoʊˌfeɪs[/t]] n. amh. (before and during the Civil War) a Northerner who sympathized with the South, or a Northern politician who was not opposed to slavery in the South • Etymology: 1825–30, amer … From formal English to slang
doughface — /doh fays /, n. U.S. Hist. 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. [1785 95, Amer.; … Universalium
Doughfaceism — Dough face ism, n. The character of a doughface; truckling pliability. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
