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faintheart

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[feynt-hahrt] / ˈfeɪntˌhɑrt /

noun

person who lacks courage; coward.

Etymology

Origin of faintheart

First recorded in 1570–80; back formation from fainthearted

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faintheart

The fourth had Hoel for constable, and with him Gawain, who, certes, was no faintheart.

From Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut by Mason, Eugene

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