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Lexicographical Neighbors of

poor man's lattes
poor man's orchid
poor man's pizza
poor man's pulse
poor man's steak
poor person
poor power
poor rates
poor relation
poor shape
poor show
poor speller
poor sport
poor thing
poor white (current term)
poor white trash
poorbox
poorboxes
poorboy
poorboys
poore
poorer
poorest
poorhouse
poorhouses
poori
pooris
poorish
poorism

Literary usage of

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1. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"(NED) Poor whites, poor white trash. A class much despised in the South. 1836 The slave of a gentleman universally considers himself a superior being to ..."

2. The Cumulative Book Index by H.W. Wilson Company (1901)
"Nicholas Burr, the hero, is a homely lad of the "poor white" class, who persists in getting an education. Through his great force of character, ..."

3. Down in Tennessee: And Back by Way of Richmond by James Roberts Gilmore (1864)
"THE POOR WHITE MAN. THERE are two classes of poor southern whites, of marked and decidedly opposite characteristics. The type of the one is of low stature, ..."

4. The American and English Encyclopedia of Law by John Houston Merrill, Charles Frederic Williams, Thomas Johnson Michie, David Shephard Garland (1887)
"... ;e and " for the special benefit of the worthy, deserving, poor, white American Protestant democratic widows and orphans residing in the town of B.7 2. ..."

5. Marchesi and Music: Passages from the Life of a Famous Singing-teacher by Mathilde Marchesi (1905)
"A Plea for Poor White Slaves. —Criticism of the Marchesi School by a Distinguished ... These poor white slaves have to join the men in hard work of every ..."

6. Following the Color Line: An Account of Negro Citizenship in the American by Ray Stannard Baker (1908)
"... A "POOR WHITE" FAMILY "Among them is a spirit of pride and independence which, right!y_ directed, would uplift and make them prosperous, but which, ..."

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