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   Pol·troon

   /pälˈtro͞on/

   

   noun

   • 1. an utter coward: archaic, literary "come on, you poltroons!"

   Word Origin early 16th century: from French poltron, from Italian poltrone, perhaps from poltro ‘sluggard’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. poltroonery noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • P

     3

   • O

     1

   • L

     1

   • T

     1

   • R

     1

   • O

     1

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

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