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See condition guide.
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"poor persons collectively," mid-12c., from poor (adj.). The Latin adjective pauper "poor" also was used in a noun sense "a poor man."
Source: etymonline.com

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c. 1200, "lacking money or resources, destitute; needy, indigent; small, scanty," from Old French povre "poor, wretched, dispossessed; inadequate; weak, thin" (Modern French pauvre [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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Poor [N] [S]The Mosaic legislation regarding the poor is specially important. They had the right of gleaning the fields ( Leviticus 19:9 Leviticus 19:10 ; Deuteronomy 24:19 Deuteronomy 24:21 ). In the [..]
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people and culture characterized by very low income.
Source: nationalgeographic.org

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having little money or few belongings. The same word also means not good, like poor soil where nothing grows very well
Source: eenglish.in

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A book that is sufficiently worn that its only merit is the complete text, which must be legible. Any missing maps or plates should still be noted. May be soiled, scuffed, stained, or spotted, and...
Source: ilab.org

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The general kindly spirit of the law toward the poor is sufficiently shown by such passages as (15:7) for the reason that (ver. 11) "the poor shall never cease out of the land." Among the sp [..]
Source: biblegateway.com

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The Mosaic legislation regarding the poor is specially important. (1.) They had the right of gleaning the fields (Lev. 19:9, 10; Deut. 24:19,21).(2.) In the sabbatical year they were to have their sha [..]
Source: biblegateway.com

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Definition adjective
Source: investorwords.com

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orem
Source: yiddishdictionaryonline.com (offline)

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az okh un vey tsu...
Source: yiddishdictionaryonline.com (offline)

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nebekh
Source: yiddishdictionaryonline.com (offline)

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bidne
Source: yiddishdictionaryonline.com (offline)

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text complete but so worn that it can be sold only as a reading copy; missing parts must be noted.
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To dream that you, or any of your friends, appear to be poor, is significant of worry and losses. See Pauper.   
Source: dreams-dictionary.org (offline)

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Before the 20th century welfare systems were established, poor laws provided social security legislation in England and the U.S. Being poor is typically defined according to a level of income compared [..]
Source: definitions.uslegal.com

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(n) people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)(adj) deserving or inciting pity(adj) having little money or few possessions(adj) characterized by or indicating poverty(adj) lacking in [..]
Source: beedictionary.com

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penuriosus, levidensis, pauper, inops
Source: latin-dictionary.org (offline)

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Poor as Job. The allusion is to Job, who was by Satan deprived of everything he possessed.
Source: bartleby.com

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Visibility between 1,000 metres and 2 nautical miles
Source: metoffice.gov.uk

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low-income, working class, modest, underprivileged
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box nearly crushed or badly warped, aprons torn and sections missing, pieces of litho missing, heavy soiling, discoloration, stray marks.
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In poverty, which see.
Source: econport.org

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The poor are people living below a recognized poverty line. Commonly recognized poverty lines include (1) persons living below the poverty line established by the national government, or (2) persons l [..]
Source: iris.thegiin.org

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lang=en 1600s=1678 |1800s=1843 * '''1678''' — . ''''. *: May we but stand before impartial men, To his poor one I dare adventure ten, That they will take my meaning in these lines Far better than h [..]
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