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cowhearted en · ADJ

Etymology

From cow + hearted.

Meanings

1. cowardly
   • The Lady Powis […] patted him with her fan, and called him a cowhearted fellow. a. 1734, Roger North, Examen:
   • Pfhaw, I Cow-hearted! I'm as bold as a Lyon! 1718, Laurence Echard (translator), Terence (original), Eunuch:
   • “You're a cowhearted rascal, that's sure, but you didn't try to use anything that belonged to me. So you can go. That's what I wouldn't ever want to happen,” he continued, speaking very slowly 2017, Donald Barr Chidsey, Captain Crossbones:

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