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poltroon |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Poltroon \Pol*troon"\, a. Base; vile; contemptible; cowardly. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Poltroon \Pol*troon"\, n. [F. poltron, from It poltrone an idle fellow, sluggard, coward, poltro idle, lazy, also bed, fr OHG. polstar, bolstar, cushion, G. polster, akin to E. bolster. See {Bolster}.] An arrant coward; a dastard; a craven; a mean-spirited wretch. --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: poltroon adj : characterized by complete cowardliness n : an abject coward [syn: {craven}, {recreant}]
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