Hypertext Webster Gateway: "poltroon"
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) 1.7 (wn)
poltroon
adj : characterized by complete cowardliness
n : an abject coward [syn: {craven}, {recreant}]
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