poltroon
noun
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Pronunciation: /pɒlˈtɹuːn/ / /pɑlˈtɹun/ / /pɔlˈtɹun/
adj
Etymology: From Middle French poltron, from Italian poltrone.
- Cowardly.
“Accordingly, to excuse our deliberate inactivity in the north, we had to make a show of impotence, which gave them to understand that the Arabs were too poltroon to cut the line near Maan and keep it cut.”
noun
Etymology: From Middle French poltron, from Italian poltrone.
- An ignoble or total coward; a dastard; a mean-spirited wretch.
“Patience is for poltroons, such as he: He durst not sit there, had your father lived.”
“For the Devil’s a Coward in Nature, A pitiful sorry Poltroon; If you take but the Whip, he’ll give you the Slip; And before you can lash him, he’ll run.”