poltroon

To take that attitude would be the act of a poltroon.

Married to a selfish poltroon, of course, but what can one do?

What kind of poltroon runs out the clock in a pickup game?

I stand revealed, once more, as a coward and a poltroon.

Under Hackney's watch, there was one case that came to show him for the poltroon he is.

"Are you referring to that poltroon who intruded upon my ball?"

No lying poltroon, but a courageous man whom you all love."

Are you trying to tell me I've been sailing with a poltroon, a novice?"

Suppose I am a poltroon, let us say.

He was certainly no poltroon, but he felt that she was right.

"Why do you not draw your own sword, poltroon!"

Pray God that no such poltroon contaminates us by his presence in our midst.

Was Lee called a damned poltroon, or something stronger?"

But the idea of serving a poltroon like young Sphrantzes was too much to stomach.

There is nothing beyond that door, with thou, poltroon, to which death in this little chamber would not be preferable."

She is, unfortunately, quite as likely to perch upon the banner of the poltroon or the blackguard.

I am no poltroon of the flesh.

"Not before I have killed you, poltroon!"

Never a poltroon to whom I gave an honest job with the push, only to have him reward me by stealing from my cash box."

- his lip twitched despite himself - 'c Scottish poltroon.

You wouldn't automatically cast him as that shrinking poltroon, Parolles.

Bit of a poltroon though.

"He was a poltroon and a coward.

What a miserable little poltroon had fear, engendered of unjust punishment, made of me in those days!

On the other hand, Burle fenced indifferently and passed for a poltroon.