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Poor-john A small European fish, similar to the cod, but of inferior quality. n.

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Apple-john A kind of apple which by keeping becomes much withered; -- called also Johnapple. n.
Blue-john A name given to fluor spar in Derbyshire, where it is used for ornamental purposes. n.
Poor Hear!
Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or goods; needy; indigent.
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Poor Hear!
So completely destitute of property as to be entitled to maintenance from the public.
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Poor Hear!
Destitute of such qualities as are desirable, or might naturally be expected
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Poor Hear!
Wanting in fat, plumpness, or fleshiness; lean; emaciated; meager; as, a poor horse, ox, dog, etc.
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Poor Hear!
Wanting in strength or vigor; feeble; dejected; as, poor health; poor spirits.
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Of little value or worth; not good; inferior; shabby; mean; as, poor clothes; poor lodgings.
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Destitute of fertility; exhausted; barren; sterile; -- said of land; as, poor soil.
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Poor Hear!
Destitute of beauty, fitness, or merit; as, a poor discourse; a poor picture.
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Without prosperous conditions or good results; unfavorable; unfortunate; unconformable; as, a poor business; the sick man had a poor night.
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Inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor excuse.
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Worthy of pity or sympathy; -- used also sometimes as a term of endearment, or as an expression of modesty, and sometimes as a word of contempt.
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Poor Hear!
Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.
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A small European codfish (Gadus minutus); -- called also power cod.
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Poor-spirited Hear!
Of a mean spirit; cowardly; base.
a.
Poor-will A bird of the Western United States (Phalaenoptilus Nutalli) allied to the whip-poor-will. n.
Poor-willie The bar-tailed godwit. n.
Whip-poor-will An American bird (Antrostomus vociferus) allied to the nighthawk and goatsucker; -- so called in imitation of the peculiar notes which it utters in the evening. n.
Cheap-john A seller of low-priced or second goods; a hawker. n.