cowhearted

English

Alternative forms

cow-hearted

Etymology

cow +‎ hearted

Adjective

cowhearted (comparative more cowhearted, superlative most cowhearted)

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

References

“cowhearted”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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