Free-soilism

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Free-soil \Free"-soil`\, a.
     1. Pertaining to, or advocating, the non-extension of
        slavery; -- esp. applied to a party which was active
        during the period 1846-1856. [U.S.]
        [WordNet 1.5]
  


     2. Pertaining to territory where slavery was prohibited.
        [U.S.] [WordNet sense 1]
  
     Syn: slaveless.
          [WordNet 1.5] -- {Free"soil`er}, n. [U.S.] --
          {Free"-soil`ism}, n. [U.S.]
          [1913 Webster]