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dastard definition

das·tard (das′tərd)

noun

a sneaky, cowardly evildoer

Etymology: ME, a craven, prob. < Scand base, as in ON dasast, to become exhausted (see daze) + ME -ard, -ard

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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