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| Poor |
Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or goods; needy; indigent. |
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| Poor |
So completely destitute of property as to be entitled to maintenance from the public. |
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| Poor |
Destitute of such qualities as are desirable, or might naturally be expected |
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| Poor |
Wanting in fat, plumpness, or fleshiness; lean; emaciated; meager; as, a poor horse, ox, dog, etc. |
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| Poor |
Wanting in strength or vigor; feeble; dejected; as, poor health; poor spirits. |
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| Poor-john |
A small European fish, similar to the cod, but of inferior quality. |
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| Poor-spirited |
Of a mean spirit; cowardly; base. |
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| Poor-will |
A bird of the Western United States (Phalaenoptilus Nutalli) allied to the whip-poor-will. |
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| Poor-willie |
The bar-tailed godwit. |
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| Whip-poor-will |
An American bird (Antrostomus vociferus) allied to the nighthawk and goatsucker; -- so called in imitation of the peculiar notes which it utters in the evening. |
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| Land-poor |
Pecuniarily embarrassed through owning much unprofitable land. |
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