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   coward

   /ˈkaʊəd/

   noun

   • 1. a person who is contemptibly lacking in the courage to do or endure dangerous or unpleasant things: "they had run away—the cowards!"

   adjective

   • 1. excessively afraid of danger or pain. literary
   • 2. (of an animal) depicted with the tail between the hind legs.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French couard, based on Latin cauda ‘tail’, possibly with reference to a frightened animal with its tail between its legs, reflected in coward (sense 2 of the adjective) (early 16th century).

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   • A

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