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Poor :: Poor (superl.) Destitute of beauty, fitness, or merit; as, a poor discourse; a poor picture..

Pan :: Pan (v. i.) To turn out (profitably or unprofitably); to result; to develop; as, the investigation, or the speculation, panned out poorly..

Poorly :: Poorly (adv.) Meanly; without spirit.

Almshouse :: Almshouse (n.) A house appropriated for the use of the poor; a poorhouse.

Muff :: Muff (n.) A stupid fellow; a poor-spirited person.

Penny-a-liner :: Penny-a-liner (n.) One who furnishes matter to public journals at so much a line; a poor writer for hire; a hack writer.

Land-poor :: Land-poor (a.) Pecuniarily embarrassed through owning much unprofitable land.

Garreteer :: Garreteer (n.) One who lives in a garret; a poor author; a literary hack.

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..

Offset :: Offset (n.) A more or less distinct transfer of a printed page or picture to the opposite page, when the pages are pressed together before the ink is dry or when it is poor..

Rich :: Rich (superl.) Having an abundance of material possessions; possessed of a large amount of property; well supplied with land, goods, or money; wealthy; opulent; affluent; -- opposed to poor..

Perform :: Perform (v. i.) To do, execute, or accomplish something; to acquit one's self in any business; esp., to represent sometimes by action; to act a part; to play on a musical instrument; as, the players perform poorly; the musician performs on the organ..

Wretched :: Wretched (a.) Worthless; paltry; very poor or mean; miserable; as, a wretched poem; a wretched cabin..

Deacon :: Deacon (n.) An officer in Christian churches appointed to perform certain subordinate duties varying in different communions. In the Roman Catholic and Episcopal churches, a person admitted to the lowest order in the ministry, subordinate to the bishops and priests. In Presbyterian churches, he is subordinate to the minister and elders, and has charge of certain duties connected with the communion service and the care of the poor. In Congregational churches, he is subordinate to the pastor, and

Box :: Box (n.) A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a poor box; a contribution box..

Whiteboy :: Whiteboy (a.) One of an association of poor Roman catholics which arose in Ireland about 1760, ostensibly to resist the collection of tithes, the members of which were so called from the white shirts they wore in their nocturnal raids..

Spoor :: Spoor (n.) The track or trail of any wild animal; as, the spoor of an elephant; -- used originally by travelers in South Africa..

Dispensary :: Dispensary (n.) A place where medicines are prepared and dispensed; esp., a place where the poor can obtain medical advice and medicines gratuitously or at a nominal price..

Scrannel :: Scrannel (a.) Slight; thin; lean; poor.

Inferior :: Inferior (a.) Poor or mediocre; as, an inferior quality of goods..

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