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Definitions for locofoco
ˌloʊ koʊˈfoʊ koʊlo·co·fo·co

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Wiktionary

  1. locofoconoun

    A match (used for making fire)

Webster Dictionary

  1. Locofoconoun

    a friction match

  2. Locofoconoun

    a nickname formerly given to a member of the Democratic party

  3. Etymology: [Of uncertain etymol.; perh. for L. loco foci instead of fire; or, according to Bartlett, it was called so from a self-lighting cigar, with a match composition at the end, invented in 1834 by John Marck of New York, and called by him locofoco cigar, in imitation of the word locomotive, which by the uneducated was supposed to mean, self-moving.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Locofoco

    lō-kō-fō′kō, n. (U.S.) a friction match: the extreme section of the Democratic party of 1835, known as the Equal Rights Party, or any adherent of it. [L. locus, a place, focus, a hearth.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of locofoco in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of locofoco in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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