Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In the period of the civil war in the United States, northern sympathy with the rebellion.
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- noun US, historical The state of being a
copperhead ; sympathy in the North for Southernsecessionists during the American Civil War.
Etymologies
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From copperhead + -ism.
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Examples
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Even the scandals of the Republican administration could not avail the Democrats unless a leader could be found free from the taint of treason and copperheadism and strong enough to hold the party North and South.
The New Nation William E. [Editor] Dodd 1912
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With older brothers in the army he had supported his mother during the war, and had kept clear of copperheadism.
The New Nation William E. [Editor] Dodd 1912
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