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Penniless :: Penniless (a.) Destitute of money; impecunious; poor.

Impecunious :: Impecunious (a.) Not having money; habitually without money; poor.

Slim :: Slim (superl.) Weak; slight; unsubstantial; poor; as, a slim argument..

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

Poor-john :: Poor-john (n.) A small European fish, similar to the cod, but of inferior quality..

Sandhiller :: Sandhiller (n.) A nickname given to any poor white living in the pine woods which cover the sandy hills in Georgia and South Carolina..

Foul :: Foul (superl.) Ugly; homely; poor.

Poor :: Poor (superl.) Worthy of pity or sympathy; -- used also sometimes as a term of endearment, or as an expression of modesty, and sometimes as a word of contempt..

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

Poorness :: Poorness (n.) The quality or state of being poor (in any of the senses of the adjective).

Poorbox :: Poorbox (n.) A receptacle in which money given for the poor is placed.

Poor :: Poor (superl.) Inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor excuse..

Dull-sighted :: Dull-sighted (a.) Having poor eyesight.

Poor :: Poor (superl.) Of little value or worth; not good; inferior; shabby; mean; as, poor clothes; poor lodgings..

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..

Charity :: Charity (n.) Eleemosynary appointments [grants or devises] including relief of the poor or friendless, education, religious culture, and public institutions..

Impoor :: Impoor (v. t.) To impoverish.

Overseer :: Overseer (n.) One who oversees; a superintendent; a supervisor; as, an overseer of a mill; specifically, one or certain public officers; as, an overseer of the poor; an overseer of highways..

Stick :: Stick (v. t.) A derogatory expression for a person; one who is inert or stupid; as, an odd stick; a poor stick..

Cracker :: Cracker (n.) A nickname to designate a poor white in some parts of the Southern United States.

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