ratcatcher's Old French words

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• CRAVENadjectiveOld French427 findersUnwilling to fight; lacking even the rudiments of courage; extremely cowardly.
• CRONEnounOld French55 findersAn old woman.
• ENTOMBverbOld French49 findersTo deposit (a corpse) in a tomb.
• GOURMANDnounOld French110 findersA person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink; a greedy or ravenous eater.
• MISCREANTadjectiveOld French249 findersLacking in conscience or moral principles; unscrupulous.
• PILFERverbOld French323 findersTo steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.
• PLIANTadjectiveOld French292 findersCapable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking.
• SHRAPNELnounOld French186 findersAn anti-personnel artillery shell used in World War I which carries a large number of individual bullets or balls close to the target and then ejects them to allow them to continue
• VANGUARDnounOld French200 findersThe leading units at the front of an army or fleet.

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