2. Fig.: A person of the lowest stratum of society; -- a term of opprobrium or contempt. [Southern U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
mudsill — (n.) 1680s, lowest sill of a house, from MUD (Cf. mud) + SILL (Cf. sill). The word entered U.S. political history in a speech by James M. Hammond of South Carolina, March 4, 1858, in U.S. Senate, alluding scornfully to the very mudsills of… … Etymology dictionary
mudsill — [mud′sil΄] n. the lowest sill of a structure, placed on the foundation or directly on the ground … English World dictionary
mudsill — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : the lowest sill of a structure (as of a house, bridge, dam) usually embedded in soil or mud 2. : a person of the lowest stratum of society a mudsill like me trying to push in and help Mark Twain all classes and conditions of… … Useful english dictionary
mudsill — noun a) The lowest sill of a structure, usually placed in or on the ground. The Pre Historic Era represented the mudsill of human development. b) A particularly low or dirty place/state; the nadir of something (see rock bottom) … Wiktionary
Mudsill theory — Sociology … Wikipedia
mudsill — noun Date: 1685 1. a supporting sill (as of a building or bridge) resting directly on a base and especially the earth 2. a person of the lowest social level … New Collegiate Dictionary
mudsill — /mud sil /, n. the lowest sill of a structure, usually placed in or on the ground. Also called footplate. [1675 85; MUD + SILL] * * * … Universalium
mudsill — /ˈmʌdsɪl/ (say mudsil) noun → groundsel2 …
Proslavery — ideology arose in the antebellum United States. It began as a reaction to the growing antislavery movement in the United States in the late 18th century and early 19th century. Contents 1 Need for a defense 2 Political proslavery 3 See also … Wikipedia
Pro-Slavery Thought in the Old South — Pro Slavery Thought (in the Pre Civil War American South) refers to a wide array of political, economic, legal, spiritual, biblical, sociological, and racial justifications for slavery as an institution in the Southern States. The term is… … Wikipedia
