Category:Poltroon

Pol*troon", n. Etym: [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.]

Defn: an arrant coward; a dastard; a craven; a mean-spirited wretch. Shak.

Poltroon Pol*troon", a.

Defn: base; vile; contemptible; cowardly.