poor box
nounDefinitions
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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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA