locofoco
n . 摩擦火柴
摩擦火柴
Locofoco \
Lo `
co *
fo "
co \,
n . [
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 .]
1 .
A friction match . [
U .
S .]
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2 .
A nickname formerly given to a member of the Democratic party . [
U .
S .]
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Note :
The name was first applied ,
in 1834 ,
to a portion of the Democratic party ,
because ,
at a meeting in Tammany Hall ,
New York ,
in which there was great diversity of sentiment ,
the chairman left his seat ,
and the lights were extinguished ,
for the purpose of dissolving the meeting ;
when those who were opposed to an adjournment produced locofoco matches ,
rekindled the lights ,
continued the meeting ,
and accomplished their object .
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Lucifer \
Lu "
ci *
fer \,
n . [
L .,
bringing light ,
n .,
the morning star ,
fr .
lux ,
lucis ,
light ferre to bring .]
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1 .
The planet Venus ,
when appearing as the morning star ; --
applied in Isaiah by a metaphor to a king of Babylon .
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How art thou fallen from heaven ,
O Lucifer ,
son of the morning !
how art thou cut down to the ground which didst weaken the nations ! --
Is .
xiv .
12 .
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Tertullian and Gregory the Great understood this passage of Isaiah in reference to the fall of Satan ;
in consequence of which the name Lucifer has since been applied to Satan . --
Kitto .
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2 .
Hence ,
Satan .
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How wretched Is that poor man that hangs on princes '
favors ! . .
.
When he falls ,
he falls like Lucifer ,
Never to hope again . --
Shak .
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3 .
A match [
1 ]
made of a sliver of wood tipped with a combustible substance ,
and ignited by friction ; --
called also {
lucifer match },
and {
locofoco },
now most commonly referred to as a {
friction match }.
See {
Locofoco }.
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4 . (
Zool .)
A genus of free -
swimming macruran Crustacea ,
having a slender body and long appendages .
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