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Definition of Poor box
1. Noun. Box for collecting alms, especially one in a church.
Definition of Poor box
1. Noun. A locked box with a slot for depositing coins into, usually placed in churches to accept donations for the needy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Poor Box
Literary usage of Poor box
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Revolutions in English History by Robert Vaughan (1861)
"One of Henry's later thoughts was, to institute a The poor. poor-box in every
parish, that the beggar might ..."
2. Later Leaves: Being the Further Reminiscences of Montagu Williams by Montagu Stephen Williams (1891)
"Metropolitan police magistrates—The North and West districts— Greenwich and
Woolwich—Mr. Traill—A period of exceptional distress—My poor-box and the claims ..."
3. The Stoddard Library: A Thousand Hours of Entertainment with the World's by John Lawson Stoddard (1910)
"... and best was to have a halfpenny on Sunday to put in the poor's box. THE FAMILY
STILL RESOLVE TO HOLD UP THEIR HEADS MICHAELMAS EVE happening on the ..."
4. The Table Book, of Daily Recreation and Information: Concerning Remarkable by William Hone (1827)
"The neglect of this mode of public contribution is noted in Hogarths marriage
scene of the " Rake's Progress," by a cobweb covering the poor's-box in the ..."
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