poorbox

(pʊəbɒks) or

poor box

(Social Welfare) a box, esp one in a church, used for the collection of alms or money for the poor

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I'll lay a decent wager that none of his confreres will have mentioned that he's an embarrassment nor added that, should the poorbox go missing, Taylor will be first frisked.

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Moreover, these "dolls" are going to grow up to be toddlers, schoolchildren and teenagers who are going to need a lot more than a few pounds from the Cardinal's poorbox to support them.

To let a girl of 12 play mum is religious zeal gone mad

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