Meaning of POLTROON
| Pronunciation: | | pâl'troon
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- [n] an abject coward
- [adj] characterized by complete cowardliness
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| | Synonyms: | | coward(a), cowardly, craven, fearful, recreant |
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| | See Also: | | coward | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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.
\Pol*troon"\, a.
Base; vile; contemptible; cowardly.
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| | Related Terms: | | arrant coward, base, caitiff, chicken, coward, craven, dastard, dastardly, dunghill, dunghilly, funk, funker, gutless, lily-livered, poltroonish, pusillanimous, quitter, recreant, sneak, spunkless, unmanly |
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