Scalawag vs Copperhead - What's the difference?
scalawag | copperhead |
(pejorative, archaic) A scrawny cow.
(pejorative, archaic) A rascal.
(pejorative, US, archaic, or, historical) Any white Southerner who supported the federal plan of Reconstruction after the American Civil War or who joined with the black freedmen and the carpetbaggers in support of Republican Party policies.
Any of various types of snakes having a copper-colored head.
# , a venomous pit viper species found in parts of North America.
# , or (Australian copperhead), a genus of venomous elapids found in southern Australia and Tasmania.
# , the (copperhead rat snake), a non-venomous species found in southern Asia.
# , the (Chinese copperhead), a venomous pit viper species found in Southeast Asia
(pejorative) Someone with ginger hair.
As nouns the difference between scalawag and copperhead
is that scalawag is a scrawny cow while copperhead is any of various types of snakes having a copper-colored head.scalawag
English
Alternative forms
* scallywag, scallawagNoun
(en noun)Derived terms
* scally, scallieReferences
* [http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/scalawag] *Encylcopedia Britanica - scalawag