Definition of poor

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Poor (superl.) Wanting in fat, plumpness, or fleshiness; lean; emaciated; meager; as, a poor horse, ox, dog, etc..

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Wadmol :: Wadmol (n.) A coarse, hairy, woolen cloth, formerly used for garments by the poor, and for various other purposes..
Wretched :: Wretched (a.) Worthless; paltry; very poor or mean; miserable; as, a wretched poem; a wretched cabin..
Impoor :: Impoor (v. t.) To impoverish.
Poorly :: Poorly (adv.) Meanly; without spirit.
Poor :: Poor (superl.) Inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor excuse..
Slipslop :: Slipslop (n.) Weak, poor, or flat liquor; weak, profitless discourse or writing..
Alms :: Alms (n. sing. & pl.) Anything given gratuitously to relieve the poor, as money, food, or clothing; a gift of charity..
Poor :: Poor (superl.) Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.
Rhymester :: Rhymester (n.) A rhymer; a maker of poor poetry.
Poorly :: Poorly (a.) Somewhat ill; indisposed; not in health.
Poor :: Poor (superl.) Without prosperous conditions or good results; unfavorable; unfortunate; unconformable; as, a poor business; the sick man had a poor night..
Contribute :: Contribute (v. t.) To give or grant i common with others; to give to a common stock or for a common purpose; to furnish or suply in part; to give (money or other aid) for a specified object; as, to contribute food or fuel for the poor..
Down :: Down (prep.) A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep; -- usually in the plural..
Charity :: Charity (n.) Eleemosynary appointments [grants or devises] including relief of the poor or friendless, education, religious culture, and public institutions..
Oblation :: Oblation (n.) A gift or contribution made to a church, as for the expenses of the eucharist, or for the support of the clergy and the poor..
Relieve :: Relieve (v. t.) To raise or remove, as anything which depresses, weighs down, or crushes; to render less burdensome or afflicting; to alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; to lessen; as, to relieve pain; to relieve the wants of the poor..
Folks :: Folks (n. collect. & pl.) People in general, or a separate class of people; -- generally used in the plural form, and often with a qualifying adjective; as, the old folks; poor folks..
Poorly :: Poorly (adv.) In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort; as, to live poorly..
Hovel :: Hovel (n.) A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut..
Mont De Piete :: Mont de piete () One of certain public pawnbroking establishments which originated in Italy in the 15th century, the object of which was to lend money at a low rate of interest to poor people in need; -- called also mount of piety. The institution has been adopted in other countries, as in Spain and France. See Lombard-house..
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