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Meanings of poor box in English
Synonyms
Examples for "mite box"
Examples for "mite box"
1
Another girl was going across the fields with a blue mite box.
2
Rosella had a blue mite box, and so had her brother Drew.
3
She didn't cut fruit till she got her mite box.
4
Now I save money to put in mite box.
5
I'm going to work to fill my mite box.
1
Note the old thurible used as an alms box.
2
My introduction to her came through the kitten she smuggled into the alms box of the chapel.
3
Steam-workers don't buy bread or cloth, nor do they drop farthings into the alms box at church on Sunday.
4
Alms Box at Pickering Church
1
Sano dropped a coin into the offertory box that stood on a post near the altar.
2
He dropped a coin in the offertory box to speed his prayers to the goddess, then left the temple.
3
When the candle had flamed to life, she reached into her pocketbook to find some money to put into the offertory box.
4
Peter Hausmeir, a murderer who had also robbed the church offertory box, had felt every single blow when Kuisl smashed his bones ten years ago.
Usage of poor box in English
1
He did give her a sovereign out of the poor box, though.'
2
Every year we read stories citing poor box office results and cash-strapped filmmakers.
3
Sir, -I refer to your article Minister to abolish poor box .
4
The abbot dropped the old woman's coins in the poor box.
5
Would you return to the imprisonment of this poor box,-toyour old mimic life?
6
But blessing herself, she shoved it in the poor box.
7
He criticised the use by judges of the poor box for their "pet charities".
8
A district court judge yesterday abolished the poor box in his court -but only in name.
9
A blacksmith and carpenter were both enlisted, and with infinite difficulty the poor box was riven open.
10
He was told if Mr Doherty found that unacceptable the money should go to the court poor box.
11
He leans against the wooden rail, centered between the pinball machine and the St. Francis Center poor box.
12
In the dark quiet of the nave, two Jesuits opened the poor box to count the daily offering.
13
She helped her mother; she paid her share of the rent to Francesco's father; she gave to the poor box.
14
A quarter of all funds collected through the court poor box last year was paid by offenders in Co Kerry.
15
When judicial leniency can be traced to the payment of money to a court poor box, the situation becomes intolerable.
16
While this was helpful his faith in human nature was damaged by a list of queries: Location of poor box?
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Translations for poor box
Portuguese
Catalan
Poor box through the time
Poor box across language varieties
Ireland
Common