locofoco
/ˌloʊkoʊˈfoʊkoʊ/
noun
- A member of a radical faction of the Democratic Party in the United States in the 1830s and 1840s, known for supporting free trade and opposing monopolies.
- The Locofocos held a convention to protest the policies of the national bank.
- Many farmers and workers supported the Locofocos because they wanted lower tariffs.
- The historian wrote a book about the rise and fall of the Locofoco movement.
- A self-igniting match or cigar lighter, especially one that uses friction.
- Before safety matches, people used locofocos to start fires.
- The antique shop sold a box of old locofoco matches.
- He carried a locofoco in his pocket for lighting his pipe.