poltroonery
Example Sentences
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He had gone on his knees, held back from my feet by the Oneida; and his poltroonery so sickened me that I could scarce see what I wrote down in my carnet.
From The Little Red Foot by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
There was the acid of contempt in her voice at her brother's poltroonery.
From A World Apart by Sam Merwin
He dropped his cudgel and walked back to his office, followed by Wiggins, who was intensely disgusted at the poltroonery of his principal.
From The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts by George Yellott
It was some palliation of his supposed poltroonery that he had stayed all day at the hotel, and that his adversary had not sent the challenge till after he was gone.
From The Child Wife by Mayne Reid
Having finished his repast, he arose from the table, and going to his apartment, proceeded to prepare the placard in which he intended to make known the poltroonery of Botts to the public.
From The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts by George Yellott
