poor boxn.

Brit.

/ˈpɔː bɒks/,

/ˈpʊə bɒks/, U.S.

/ˈpʊr ˌbɑks/,

/ˈpɔr ˌbɑks/

Forms:

α. See poor adj. and n.¹ and box n.²

β. 1600s poore's box, 1600s–1800s poor's box, 1700s poors box, 1800s poors'-box.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poor n.¹, box n.²

Etymology: < poor n.¹ + box n.² In β forms < the genitive of poor n.¹ + box n.² Compare earlier poor man's box n. at poor man n. Compounds 1, poor chest n. at poor adj. and n.¹ Compounds 2b.

A collection box for gifts of money or other articles to be distributed to the poor. Cf. poor man's box n. at poor man n. Compounds 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > place for keeping money > containers for money contributions > [noun] > for poor

alms disha1378

poor man's box1549

alms-basketc1560

poor chest1612

poor boxa1637

society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [noun] > charitableness or alms-giving > that which is given in charity > receptacle for

alms disha1378

basket1535

alms-basketc1560

poor box1737

poor basket1814

a1637 B. Jonson Masque of Gypsies 74* in tr. Horace Art of Poetry (1640) On Sundayes you rob the poores boxe with your Tabor.

1653 in Rec. Early Hist. Boston 2 I owe unto the poore box.

1708 Diss. on Drunkenness 27 Overseers go to the Tavern and get drunk with the Poor's Box.

1737 A. Pope Epist. of Horace i. i. 128 The rest, some farm the Poor-box, some the Pews.

1780 R. B. Sheridan School for Scandal ii. ii. 19 She draws her mouth till it..resembles the apperture of a poor-box.

1837 J. C. Neal Charcoal Sketches (1838) 191 Now I'm as hungry as a poor box, and as thirsty as a cart load of sand.

1851 H. Mayhew London Labour II. 76/2 The magistrates..gave me 2s. out of the poors'-box.

1914 L. Seymour Houghton tr. P. Sabatier Life St. Francis of Assisi 364 They saw a monumental poor-box, designed to receive the alms of the faithful.

1984 New Yorker 10 Sept. 47/2 She dropped some money into a poor box by the door.

2001 Jakarta Post (Nexis) 29 June The thief was taking the money after breaking the mosque's glass poor box.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	poor box
释义	poor boxn. Brit. /ˈpɔː bɒks/, /ˈpʊə bɒks/, U.S. /ˈpʊr ˌbɑks/, /ˈpɔr ˌbɑks/ Forms: α. See poor adj. and n.¹ and box n.² β. 1600s poore's box, 1600s–1800s poor's box, 1700s poors box, 1800s poors'-box. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poor n.¹, box n.² Etymology: < poor n.¹ + box n.² In β forms < the genitive of poor n.¹ + box n.² Compare earlier poor man's box n. at poor man n. Compounds 1, poor chest n. at poor adj. and n.¹ Compounds 2b. A collection box for gifts of money or other articles to be distributed to the poor. Cf. poor man's box n. at poor man n. Compounds 1. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > place for keeping money > containers for money contributions > [noun] > for poor alms disha1378 poor man's box1549 alms-basketc1560 poor chest1612 poor boxa1637 society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [noun] > charitableness or alms-giving > that which is given in charity > receptacle for alms disha1378 basket1535 alms-basketc1560 poor box1737 poor basket1814 a1637 B. Jonson Masque of Gypsies 74* in tr. Horace Art of Poetry (1640) On Sundayes you rob the poores boxe with your Tabor. 1653 in Rec. Early Hist. Boston 2 I owe unto the poore box. 1708 Diss. on Drunkenness 27 Overseers go to the Tavern and get drunk with the Poor's Box. 1737 A. Pope Epist. of Horace i. i. 128 The rest, some farm the Poor-box, some the Pews. 1780 R. B. Sheridan School for Scandal ii. ii. 19 She draws her mouth till it..resembles the apperture of a poor-box. 1837 J. C. Neal Charcoal Sketches (1838) 191 Now I'm as hungry as a poor box, and as thirsty as a cart load of sand. 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour II. 76/2 The magistrates..gave me 2s. out of the poors'-box. 1914 L. Seymour Houghton tr. P. Sabatier Life St. Francis of Assisi 364 They saw a monumental poor-box, designed to receive the alms of the faithful. 1984 New Yorker 10 Sept. 47/2 She dropped some money into a poor box by the door. 2001 Jakarta Post (Nexis) 29 June The thief was taking the money after breaking the mosque's glass poor box. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1637
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