英语词汇yellow-dog democrat的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	yellow-dog democrat
词源	yellow-dog Democrat. A term applied to loyal Democrats, so named, according to the old story, because they would vote for a yellow dog before voting for any Republican. The designation dates back to post-Civil War days.
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