lo|co|fo|co

lo|co|fo|co «_LOH koh FOH koh», noun.

Obsolete. a type of friction match.

╂[perhaps < loco- (misunderstood as meaning “self-”), as in locomotive + foco, rhyming alteration < Italian fuoco fire]

Lo|co|fo|co «_LOH koh FOH koh», noun.

U.S. a member of the independent or radical section of the Democratic Party (about 1835) which opposed monopolies and advocated hard money, election by direct popular vote, direct taxes, and free trade.

╂[< the use of locofoco matches as emergency lighting at one of their meetings]