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  • 71poor man's — poor man s, that is a smaller, cheaper, easier, lighter, or otherwise lesser version of something or someone: »... Spengler, the poor man s Nietzsche (New Statesman). Blue Scout Junior [is] called the “poor man s rocket” because of its low cost… …

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  • 72poor as a church mouse — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Penniless; broke; extremely poor. * /The newly arrived boat people were poor as church mice./ …

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  • 73poor as a church mouse — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Penniless; broke; extremely poor. * /The newly arrived boat people were poor as church mice./ …

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  • 74Poor Brothers of St. Francis Seraphicus — • Congregation of lay brothers of the Third Order of St. Francis Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Poor Brothers of St. Francis Seraphicus     Poor Brothers of St. Francis Seraphicus …

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  • 75Poor man's copyright — refers to the method of using registered dating by the postal service, a notary public or other highly trusted source to date intellectual property, thereby helping to establish that the material has been in one s possession since a particular… …

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  • 76poor-mouth — /poor mowth /, v., poor mouthed / mowtht , mowdhd /, poor mouthing. Informal. v.i. 1. to lament or argue that one is too poor; plead poverty. v.t. 2. to declare (one s ability, power, position, etc.) to be inadequate or disappointing, sometimes… …

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  • 77Poor Little Rich Girl (1965 film) — Poor Little Rich Girl (1965) is an underground film by Andy Warhol starring Edie Sedgwick. Poor Little Rich Girl was conceived as the first film in part of a series featuring Sedgwick called The Poor Little Rich Girl Saga . The saga was to… …

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  • 78poor-boy — ☆ poor boy1 [poor′boi′ ] n. HERO SANDWICH: in full poor boy sandwich poor boy2 [poor′boi΄] adj. made of a knit fabric with wide vertical ribbing in the body and sleeves: said as of a sweater * * * …

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  • 79poor-boy — ☆ poor boy1 [poor′boi′ ] n. HERO SANDWICH: in full poor boy sandwich poor boy2 [poor′boi΄] adj. made of a knit fabric with wide vertical ribbing in the body and sleeves: said as of a sweater …

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  • 80Poor White — is an American novel by Sherwood Anderson, published in 1920.Plot introductionIt is the story of an inventor, Hugh McVey, who rises from poverty on the bank of the Mississippi River. The novel shows the influence of industrialism on the rural… …

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