What does "poltroon" mean?
Poltroon: An arrant coward; a dastard; a craven; a mean-spirited wretch. Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.Base; vile; contemptible; cowardly.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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