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poltroon
"spiritless coward," 1529, from M.Fr.
poultron
"rascal, coward," from It.
poltrone
"lazy fellow, coward," apparently from
*poltro
"couch, bed" (cf. Milanese
polter,
Venetian
poltrona
"couch"), perhaps from a Gmc. source (cf. O.H.G.
polstar
"pillow," see
bolster
).
