poltroonery

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Maddened by the apparent poltroonery of his troops, he seized a musket, and, rushing forward, commenced battering at the door with its butt.

From The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts by Yellott, George

Would Buck voice his hellish belief in my poltroonery to Lessie?

From A Maid of the Kentucky Hills by Litsey, Edwin Carlile

The nation paid a pension of £600 a year to Mr. Fraser as indemnity for its Government’s poltroonery.

From The Story of the Barbary Corsairs by Lane-Poole, Stanley

The quiet timid girl, who detested violence and hated crime in any shape, felt disgusted at the thought of his poltroonery, and could not hear his name mentioned without an expression of contempt.

From Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands by Lever, Charles James

But the fact remains that the advocates of pacifism who have been most prominent in our country during the past five years have been preaching poltroonery.

From New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915 by Various