| Or the first threat of a boaster or coward is always the worst. |
| Winkle, one of the Pickwickians, is a mild and foolish boaster, who pretends that he can do things he cannot. |
| He had never had so golden an opportunity to down a boaster. |
| Captain Barclay could not tolerate a boaster or puppy in any shape. |
| He furiously brandished his hammer, with intent to annihilate the boaster. |
| But of course, a boaster often had their just reasons for boasting. |
