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6 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Coward \Cow"ard\ (kou"?rd), a. [OF. couard, coard, coart, n. and adj., F. couard, fr OF coe, coue, tail, F. queue (fr. L. coda, a form of cauda tail) + -ard; orig., short-tailed, as an epithet of the hare, or perh., turning tail, like a scared dog. Cf {Cue}, {Queue}, {Caudal}.] 1. (Her.) Borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled between his legs; -- said of a lion. 2. Destitute of courage; timid; cowardly. Fie, coward woman, and soft-hearted wretch. --Shak. 3. Belonging to a coward; proceeding from or expressive of base fear or timidity. He raised the house with loud and coward cries. --Shak. Invading fears repel my coward joy. --Proir. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Coward \Cow"ard\, n. A person who lacks courage; a timid or pusillanimous person; a poltroon. A fool is nauseous, but a coward worse. --Dryden. Syn: Craven; poltroon; dastard. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Coward \Cow"ard\, v. t. To make timorous; to frighten. [Obs.] That which cowardeth a man's heart. --Foxe. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: coward adj : lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley [syn: {cowardly}, {coward(a)}, {fearful}] [ant: {brave}] n : a person who shows fear or timidity From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Coward, SC (town, FIPS 17215) Location: 33.97215 N, 79.74830 W Population (1990): 532 (211 housing units) Area: 8.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29530 From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: COWARD, n. One who in a perilous emergency thinks with his legs.
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