dastard
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tərd noun
1.
a mean, sneaking coward.
adjective
2.
of or befitting a dastard; mean, sneaky, and cowardly.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < ?.
1400–50; late Middle English < ?.
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| —n | |
| archaic a contemptible sneaking coward | |
| [C15 (in the sense: dullard): probably from Old Norse dæstr exhausted, out of breath] | |
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Dastard
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Example sentences
Later, our enterprising scout captures that low dastard and offers him as a hostage for the chief's brother, whom he has killed.
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