Pol*troon" (?), n. [F. poltron,
from It. poltrone an idle fellow, sluggard, coward,
poltro idle, lazy, also, bed, fr. OHG. polstar,
bolstar, cushion, G. polster, akin to E. bolster.
See Bolster.] An arrant coward; a dastard; a craven; a
mean-spirited wretch. Shak.
Pol*troon", a. Base; vile;
contemptible; cowardly.