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单词 land-poor
释义

land-poor

[ land-poor ]
/ ˈlændˌpʊər /

adjective

in need of ready money while owning much land.

Origin of land-poor

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Words nearby land-poor

landowner, Landowska, L & P, land patent, land plaster, land-poor, land power, landrace, land rail, land rain, land reform
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Example sentences from the Web for land-poor

  • The steam thresher would amaze some of our overworked, land-poor farmers.

    A Truthful Woman in Southern California|Kate Sanborn

British Dictionary definitions for land-poor

land-poor

adjective

owning much unprofitable land and lacking the money to maintain its fertility or improve it
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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