Beggar

  • 21beggar — I. noun Etymology: Middle English beggere, beggare, from beggen to beg + ere, are 2 er Date: 13th century 1. one that begs; especially a person who lives by asking for gifts 2. pauper 3. fellow 4c II …

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  • 22beggar — verb Beggar is used with these nouns as the object: ↑belief, ↑description …

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  • 23beggar — Illness or some physical disability such as blindness and lameness made it impossible to earn a living; recourse to people s charity was the only way of surviving. There are numerous accounts of beggars in the gospels and Acts (e.g.… …

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  • 24beggar — noun he never turned any beggar from his door Syn: panhandler, mendicant, tramp, vagrant, vagabond, hobo; informal scrounger, sponger, cadger, freeloader, bum, moocher, mooch …

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  • 25Beggar's Farm — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Beggar s Farm» Canción de Jethro Tull disco This Was Publicación 25 de octubre de 1968 ( …

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  • 26Beggar thy neighbour — Beggar thy neighbour, or beggar my neighbour, policies are those that seek benefits for one country at the expense of others. Such policies attempt to remedy the economic problems in one country by means which tend to worsen the problems of other …

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  • 27beggar-lice — eggar lice n. 1. any of various Eurasian and North American plants having small prickly nutlets that stick to clothing. Syn: beggar s lice, beggar s lice, beggar lice. [WordNet 1.5] 2. any of various tropical and subtropical plants having… …

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  • 28Beggar my neighbour — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El beggar my neighbour o beggar thy neighbour ( fastidiar al vecino ) fue una práctica política de escala internacional. Ésta no sería superada hasta después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y hundiría aún más las… …

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  • 29beggar belief — To be impossible to believe • • • Main Entry: ↑beg * * * beggar belief/description/ phrase used for expressing shock at something that is extremely difficult to believe or describe His attitude simply beggars belief! …

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  • 30Beggar's Opera — Beggar’s Opera ist eine Progressive Rock Gruppe aus Schottland, die vor allem in den 1970ern erfolgreich war. Der Bandname bezieht sich auf das satirische Singspiel The Beggar s Opera von John Gay. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Bandgeschichte 2 Mitglieder …

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