1. noun /pɒlˈtɹuːn,pɑlˈtɹun/
"To gain life by means of a breach of faith and honour, were indeed to render myself the poltroon, and the villain my accusers believe me."
2. adjective /pɒlˈtɹuːn,pɑlˈtɹun/
Cowardly
Accordingly, to excuse our deliberate inactivity in the north, we had to make a show of impotence, which gave them to understand that the Arabs were too poltroon to cut the line near Maan and keep it cut.
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