| 词汇 | king cotton |
| 词源 | King Cotton. A term once much used to personify the eco- nomic supremacy of cotton in the South. Wrote R. H. Stoddard in his poem “King Cotton” (1861): “Ye slaves of curs forgotten/ Hats off to great King Cotton!” |
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