pusillan1mous

[Lat. pus ill animus, from pusillus very small, dim in. of pus us =small (allied to puer a boy), and animus (q. v.); French pusil lanime; Sp. pusilanime; Ital. pusillanimo.] 1. Destitute of spirit, courage, firmne , or strength of mind; mean-spirited; fainthearted; cowardly, dastardly. (Said of persons.) "The most fickle, the most pusillanimous , of man kind ."- Macaulay : Hist. Eng . , ch. xiii. 2. Proceeding from or exhibiting pusillanimity; IMG:content-1762.png:[blocks in formation] 4. Persevering energy; enterprise; steady and persevering application in busine ; that quality which enables one to force himself onward or forward; as, He has plenty of push . ( Colloq .) (1) Push of an arch : [THRUST.] (2) To be put to the push: To be put to the trial; to be placed in a position of difficulty or trial. push-hole, s . Gla -making: A hole in the flattening-furnace for annealing and flattening plate-gla . push-pin, s. A game in which pins are pushed alternately; putpin. "And every effort ends in push - pin play." Cowper : Table Talk . push (2), s. [Fr. poche.] A pustule, a pimple. (Prov.)