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chickenheart

NOUN
cold feet
Synonyms
WEAK
anxiety apprehension backing out doubt faint heart fear fear of carrying out an activity reservations second thoughts timidity weak knees white feather yellow streak
NOUN
coward
Synonyms
STRONGEST
wimp
STRONG
alarmist baby chicken craven cur dastard deserter invertebrate jellyfish malingerer mouse pessimist poltroon quitter rabbit recreant shirker skulker sneak weakling
WEAK
faint-of-heart faintheart fraidy-cat gutless wonder lily liver scaredy-cat shirk white liver yellowbelly
Antonyms
WEAK
aggressor hero
NOUN
milksop
Synonyms
STRONG
baby chicken jellyfish namby-pamby pansy pantywaist quitter sissy weakling wimp wuss
WEAK
cry-baby fraidy-cat lily liver mama's boy scaredy-cat wussy yellowbelly
NOUN
namby-pamby
Synonyms
STRONG
baby chicken coward jellyfish milksop pantywaist sissy weakling wimp wuss
WEAK
cry-baby fraidy-cat lily liver mama's boy quitter scaredy-cat wussy yellowbelly
NOUN
weakling
Synonyms
STRONGEST
wimp
STRONG
baby chicken coward crybaby jellyfish misfit pushover
WEAK
cream puff dotard invertebrate yellowbelly
Antonyms
WEAK
strongman
NOUN
wimp
Synonyms
STRONGEST
coward crybaby pushover
STRONG
baby chicken featherweight jellyfish loser milksop namby-pamby pansy pantywaist schlemiel sissy wuss
WEAK
cream puff fraidy-cat lily liver mama's boy scaredy-cat wussy yellowbelly

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"What's the matter, boy," said Clinton, laughing, "you ain't going to play chickenheart, are you?"

From The Brother Clerks A Tale of New-Orleans by Townsend, Mary Ashley

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