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单词 church box
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church box
church box n. a box for money collected from a church congregation; funds raised in this way.
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1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. III. v. x. sig. Vvvv.vv/2 There are other who are not yet come to extreme pouertie, but are euen now readie to fall into it, so that..they by and by come to be kept by the Church boxe.
1698 A. Fletcher Two Disc. Affairs Scotl. ii. 24 A great many poor Families very meanly provided for by the Church-boxes.
1867 Harper's Mag. Sept. 529/1 Here we are at the door again, and on either side are the poor-box and the church-box.
1924 Times 7 Oct. 13/7 The number of people who put offerings in the church box has been so small that the Chapter is now compelled to consider fresh means to cover expenses.
2003 M. C. Beaton Agatha Raisin & Case of Curious Curate (2004) x. 178 I think he broke into the church box to take the money because he planned to make a run for it and wanted some petty cash.
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