Definition of coward

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Coward (a.) Borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled between his legs; -- said of a lion.

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Nidget :: Nidget (n.) A fool; an idiot, a coward..
Cowish :: Cowish (v. t.) Timorous; fearful; cowardly.
Fly :: Fly (v. i.) To run from danger; to attempt to escape; to flee; as, an enemy or a coward flies. See Note under Flee..
Recreant :: Recreant (a.) Crying for mercy, as a combatant in the trial by battle; yielding; cowardly; mean-spirited; craven..
Dastard :: Dastard (n.) One who meanly shrinks from danger; an arrant coward; a poltroon.
Coward :: Coward (a.) Destitute of courage; timid; cowardly.
Milk-livered :: Milk-livered (a.) White-livered; cowardly; timorous.
Insult :: Insult (v. t.) To treat with abuse, insolence, indignity, or contempt, by word or action; to abuse; as, to call a man a coward or a liar, or to sneer at him, is to insult him..
Cowardish :: Cowardish (a.) Cowardly.
-art :: -art () The termination of many English words; as, coward, reynard, drunkard, mostly from the French, in which language this ending is of German origin, being orig. the same word as English hard. It usually has the sense of one who has to a high or excessive degree the quality expressed by the root; as, braggart, sluggard..
Cowardship :: Cowardship (n.) Cowardice.
Dastardize :: Dastardize (v. t.) To make cowardly; to intimidate; to dispirit; as, to dastardize my courage..
Jackal :: "Jackal (n.) Any one of several species of carnivorous animals inhabiting Africa and Asia, related to the dog and wolf. They are cowardly, nocturnal, and gregarious. They feed largely on carrion, and are noted for their piercing and dismal howling..
Sneak :: Sneak (imp. & p. p.) To act in a stealthy and cowardly manner; to behave with meanness and servility; to crouch.
Cocktail :: Cocktail (n.) A mean, half-hearted fellow; a coward..
Coistril :: Coistril (n.) A mean, paltry fellow; a coward..
Recreant :: Recreant (n.) One who yields in combat, and begs for mercy; a mean-spirited, cowardly wretch..
Craven :: Craven (v. t.) To make recreant, weak, spiritless, or cowardly..
Dastardly :: Dastardly (a.) Meanly timid; cowardly; base; as, a dastardly outrage..
Lily-livered :: Lily-livered (a.) White-livered; cowardly.
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