n. An utter coward. [French poltron, from Old Italian poltrone, coward, idler, perhaps augmentative of poltro, unbroken colt (from Vulgar Latin *pulliter, from Latin pullus, young animal; see pau-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots) or from poltro, bed, lazy.] pol·trooner·y n. |
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