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lack-all

lack-all noun: one who has nothing; a destitute person.

Noun

lack-all (plural lack-alls)

  1. One who has nothing; a destitute person.
    • To these outcast soldiers of his, unregimented roving banditti for the present, or unworking workhouse prisoners who are almost uglier than banditti; to these floods of Irish Beggars, Able-bodied Paupers, and nomadic Lackalls, now stagnating or roaming everywhere, drowning the face of the world...1850, Thomas Carlyle, “The Present Time”, in Latter-Day Pamphlets
    • Thus feel both the labourers and the lack-alls who do not labour, and partly both have a just grievance and a true quarrel against society.1886, William Graham, The Social Problem, page 7
    Synonyms:
    pauper

Synonyms of lack-all

Forms of lack-all

plurallack-alls
alternative formlackall

Origin of lack-all

From lack + -all.

Words formed from lack-all

  • lackallism

Questions about lack-all

What does lack-all mean?
Lack-all means one who has nothing; a destitute person.
What part of speech is lack-all?
Lack-all is a noun.
What is the plural of lack-all?
The plural of lack-all is lack-alls.

Words near lack-all in the dictionary

  1. LaCivita
  2. LaCivitas
  3. lack
  4. lack of sleep
  5. lack-a-daisical
  6. lack-all
  7. lack-alls
  8. lack-grace
  9. lack-graces
  10. lack-latin
  11. lack-latins

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