poor box
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- poor's box (dated)
Noun
[edit]poor box (plural poor boxes)
- A locked box with a slot for depositing coins into, usually placed in churches to accept donations for the needy.
- 1941, George Orwell, The Lion and the Unicorn:
- It is a strange fact, but it is unquestionably true that almost any English intellectual would feel more ashamed of standing to attention during “God save the King” than of stealing from a poor box.
Translations
[edit]box for donations for the needy
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