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poltroons

poltroons is the plural of poltroon.

Meaning of poltroon

Noun

poltroon (plural poltroons)

  1. An ignoble or total coward; a dastard; a mean-spirited wretch.
    • Patience is for poltroons, such as he:
      He durst not sit there, had your father lived.c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...
    Synonyms:
    craven, dastard

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Questions about poltroons

What is poltroons the plural of?
Poltroons is the plural of poltroon.

Words near poltroons in the dictionary

  1. poltrooneries
  2. poltroonery
  3. poltroonish
  4. poltroonishly
  5. poltroonism
  6. poltroons
  7. polts
  8. polumathe
  9. polumathes
  10. Polumbo
  11. poluria

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