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alms box

alms box - box for collecting alms, especially one in a church

mite box, poor box

box - a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts"

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They also threatened to stop contributing to the alms box if they were not allowed to attend services.

THE RISE OF THE POOR, WEAK, AND WICKED: POOR CARE, PUNISHMENT, ... by Kevorkian, Tanya / Journal of Social History

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