City Council Incumbent Zack Mathenyhas responded to a debate requeston August 6, 2009, almost 2 weeks after challenged on July 24.

Coward

 

Etymology - From Old French coart, cuard, from coe (“‘tail’”)

The reference seems to be to an animal "turning tail",

or having its tail between its legs.

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Coward (plural cowards) - A person who lacks courage.

 

Synonyms – chicken, gutless wonder, scaredy cat, yellow belly

 

Derived terms – cowardly, cowardice

 

Coward

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/coward

 

Matheny won't join District 3 debate

 

Sitting Councilman Zack Matheny will not take challenger George Hartzman up on his request to have a District 3 debate.

 

Jay Ovittore, the third candidate for the district, agreed to the debate.

 

Amanda Lehmert

Greensboro News and Record, August 6, 2009

 

Coward

 

Noun - a person who is easily frightened

and avoids dangerous or difficult situations

 

[Latin cauda tail]

 

cowardly adj

 

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Coward