cowhearted

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English

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Etymology

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From cow +‎ hearted.

Adjective

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cowhearted (comparative more cowhearted, superlative most cowhearted)

  1. cowardly
    • a. 1734, Roger North, Examen:
      The Lady Powis [] patted him with her fan, and called him a cowhearted fellow.
    • 1718, Laurence Echard (translator), Terence (original), Eunuch:
      Pfhaw, I Cow-hearted! I'm as bold as a Lyon!
    • 2017, Donald Barr Chidsey, Captain Crossbones:
      “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

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