Poltroon
Pronunciation : Pol*troon"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [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.]
Definition : Defn: An arrant coward; a dastard; a craven; a mean-spirited wretch. Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Pol*troon"
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Base; vile; contemptible; cowardly.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913