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alms box

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Noun1.alms box - box for collecting alms, especially one in a churchalms 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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The old alms box was taken from St Peter's and St Paul's Church at Monksbridge, in Butlers Marston, near Warwick, on Saturday.
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For this reason Charity stood on the ground floor newel with an alms box for donations from passers-by.
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On display is the alms box used at Newcastle's Newgate Prison from 1400-1823.
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