coward "

Many faulty etymologies have been devised for the word, including one by a British officer in 1789 who said it derived from the Cherokee word eankke, meaning " coward " – but no such word exists in Cherokee.

Liza, a " coward " according to the third person narrator, is frightened because Mrs Blakeston is strong whereas she herself is weak.

Hector, seeing that they had turned back from battle, called Diomedes a " woman and a coward " and promised to slay him personally.

On 27 December 2010: Liam Smith labels Bob Ainsworth a " coward " for refusing to act when he had the power to do so.

Mutharika called Muluzi a " coward " and accused him of treason.

She is famed due to an incident that occurred on 16 December 2004, whereby the deputy speaker removed her from the house as she refused to apologise for calling the then Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon a " back-stabbing coward " during exchanges over Geoff Hoon's plans to merge Scottish Regiments, including the Black Watch.

Against the background of the Mahdist War, the " coward " young Feversham disgraces himself by quitting the army but redeems himself, feather by feather, with acts of physical courage and wins back the heart of the woman he loves.

The election campaign was the most divisive in Jennings ’ career ; Taylor derided Jennings as a " pitiful coward " and not doing enough to protect the territory.

With the baliffs standing between Rogowski and Bergsten, Rogowski offered an apology while Bergsten shouted back that he " was a coward " and that he would " die a thousand deaths ".

In 1936, Dill sought a divorce from his wife, the feminist suffragist Rosalie Gardiner Jones ; Dill claimed that Jones told his friends that he was " a political coward " for not seeking re-election in 1934, and that she buried dogs and garbage in the backyard.

Baltar is described as " weak ", " arrogant " and " a coward " by Lee Adama while Caprica Six describes Baltar as " narcissistic, self-centred, feckless and vain.

In October 2002, Millen came under fire for calling an unidentified defensive player a " devout coward " on Mike Ditka's Chicago radio show, following a Lions 23 – 20 overtime win over the Chicago Bears.

Following their first match, a 2 – 2 draw, Poulsen was described as " a coward " by Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti, alleging that Poulsen physically kicked Milan's Brazilian playmaker Kaká.

According to Edward Longacre's biography of Gen. John Buford, Gregg feared a violent death in battle and described himself as a " coward " when, in late 1864, his nerve finally gave way and he resigned his commission.

Toranzo later commented that Camoranesi is " not much of a man, just a coward " and suggested Camoranesi would need to see a psychiatrist for his violent behaviour.

There were three specifications: first, that Gale had visited a house of prostitution near the Marine Barracks " in open and disgraceful manner " on that same August 31 ; second, that he had on September 1-a date on which he was in custody-called Lieutenant Richard M. Desha, the Corps ' Paymaster and son of Congressman Joseph Desha of Kentucky-who had earlier charged Gale with misappropriation-" a damned rascal, liar and coward " and threatening him with personal chastisement unless he would immediately challenge and fight him ; and, finally, that he had declared in front of the Marine Barracks " that he did not care a damn for the President, Jesus Christ or God Almighty!

Madison's sybaritic, " American " lifestyle amid wartime scarcity both fascinates and disgusts Emily, but she does not want to lose another loved one to war and finds the " practicing coward " Madison irresistible.

Actor Ian McKellen criticized Sobyanin for the ban on parades, even going as far as using the word " coward " to describe Sobyanin.