poor box

noun

Definitions

  1. A locked box with a slot for depositing coins, usually placed in churches to accept…

    A locked box with a slot for depositing coins, usually placed in churches to accept donations for the needy.

    • It is a strange fact, but it is unquestionably true that almost any English intellectual would feel more ashamed of standing to attention during “God save the King” than of stealing from a poor box.

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