poor box
noun1
A locked box with a slot for depositing coins, usually placed in churches to accept donations for the needy.
- It is a strange fact, but it is unquestionably true that almost any English intellectual would feel more ashamed of standing to attention during “God save the King” than of stealing from a poor box.1941, George Orwell, The Lion and the Unicorn:
- Related terms
- collection plate, court poor box, food bank, foodbank, strongbox