Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • An obsolete variant of poor.

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Examples

  • You see, once the old lady knew I could _parlez-vous_ with the best of 'em, she continued the conversation and sez, '_Mon pover fees_.'

    O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 Various

  • This is, I believe, the clearest and most direct reply to those who ask what can be hoped for in the morality and religion of the new generations, from our "pover-ositive" method of education.

    Spontaneous Activity in Education Maria Montessori 1911

  • O, pover necessity mak a me sell pour grand, grand loss: you shall gain ten pound at least.

    A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 6 William Carew Hazlitt 1873

  • _'Il pover 'huomo che non se'n era accorto, Andava combattendo, e era morto.'

    The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4 Edgar Allan Poe 1829

  • President Carter is a wonderful anti-pover­ty embassador

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2010

  • Wow pover picks whats that just shows how excited i was!

    Carrie Underwood Fans 2009

  • Vistaprint drafted pover $300.00 from my debit card.

    unknown title 2009

  • Vistaprint drafted pover $300.00 from my debit card.

    unknown title 2009

  • CIA: The Turner Diaries, its a anti government, raceist, white pover, pro Nazi ...? maybe not, but that what they told me. so did anyone read it?

    WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2008

  • CIA: There was a specia on History Channel, it talked about American Nazis, and some how it has a connection with this book (The Turner Diaries) people who read it become anti government, raceist, white pover, pro Nazi.

    WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2008

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