Box that is used to collect coins for charitable purposes.
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 , - to your 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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