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free-soil (adj.)
[free-soil 词源字典]
in U.S. history, "opposed to expansion of slavery into the territories," 1846, from
free soil
(n.) in reference to settled regions without slavery, from
free
(adj.) +
soil
(n.). Related:
Free-soiler
.
[free-soil etymology, free-soil origin, 英语词源]