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Meanings of old beggar in English

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Usage of old beggar in English
1
Bob gave the old beggar with the red shawl a dollar yesterday.
Halsey & Co. / or, The Young Bankers and Speculators
2
The horse reared, plunged forward, and dashed past the old beggar woman.
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
3
At once he shrank and withered into a wrinkled, shabby, old beggar.
Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca / Adapted from the Third Book of th...
4
No, doctor; at least that pompous old beggar, Bell, says I haven't.
Doctor Therne
5
But tell me some more about this mysterious old beggar of yours!
The Lamp in the Desert
6
The old beggar arose and as he went he blessed them both, saying:
The Laughing Prince: Jugoslav Folk and Fairy Tales
7
From the crowd advanced a grizzled old beggar who boldly extended his hand.
Beverly of Graustark
8
They seem really to be mourning the old beggar at Vienna.
The Port of Missing Men
9
The swineherd shall lead me disguised as an old beggar to my palace.
Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca / Adapted from the Third Book of th...
10
Doubtless he would; he was a persistent old beggar, was Max.
The Princess Elopes
11
An old beggar came limping by us, and wanted to share our covering.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Volume 2
12
Was Hobbes really self-seeking when he gave the sixpence to the old beggar?
A Handbook of Ethical Theory
13
The old beggar bent and drew up a ladle of water.
The Wise Man’s Fear
14
What was the dear old beggar's idea, throwing such fireworks round at breakfast?
The Drums of Jeopardy
15
It looked like an old beggar-man, walking wearily, leaning on a rough staff.
The two towers
16
He has encouraged much of the Capataz's confounded nonsense-thehigh-strung, exalted old beggar!
Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard
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Old beggar through the time
Old beggar across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common