COPPERHEADISM


Meaning of COPPERHEADISM in English

/kop"euhr hed iz'euhm/ , n.

U.S. Hist. (during the Civil War) the advocacy of peace negotiations to restore the Union to its prewar condition, with continued slavery in the South.

[ 1860-65, Amer.; COPPERHEAD + -ISM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .