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- noun Plural form of
Copperhead .
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Examples
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Puff Adders and their North American cousin Copperheads, however, are a good reason to carry a revolver or 1911 loaded with #9 shot cartridges.
Puff This! 2008
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Dennis was seeking the pardon of some "Copperheads" -- that is, Southern sympathizers of the North, veiled in their enmity, but dangerous.
The Lincoln Story Book Henry Llewellyn Williams
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Southern sympathizers, whom loyalists were beginning to brand as "Copperheads" - a name that stuck fast to them throughout the war - ran the enterprise and profited by it.
Marion Harland's autobiography : the story of a long life, 1910
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In 1864, facing a collation of antiwar Democrats, called Copperheads, and an Irish immigrant bloc enraged at the possibility of competing against African-Americans for jobs, he lost again.
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In 1864, facing a collation of antiwar Democrats, called Copperheads, and an Irish immigrant bloc enraged at the possibility of competing against African-Americans for jobs, he lost again.
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Although opposed to the course of the Radicals, Weed sternly rebuked those, now called Copperheads, [884] who endeavored to force peace by paralysing the arm of the government.
A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3 DeAlva Stanwood Alexander
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That riot pitted pro-Confederate sympathizers, known as Copperheads, against Union soldiers home on leave during a gun battle on the Coles County Courthouse lawn.
unknown title 2009
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The unit, known as the Copperheads, was tipped off on Wednesday about two men behaving suspiciously at the Edith Stephens wetland reserve on the Cape Flats.
unknown title 2009
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The unit, known as the Copperheads, was tipped off on Wednesday about two men behaving suspiciously at the Edith Stephens wetland reserve on the Cape Flats.
unknown title 2009
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The unit, known as the Copperheads, was tipped off on Wednesday about two men behaving suspiciously at the Edith Stephens wetland reserve on the Cape Flats.
unknown title 2009
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