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poor as a barber's cat

poor as a barber's cat adjective: very poor (lacking money).

Adjective

poor as a barber's cat (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Very poor (lacking money).

Questions about poor as a barber's cat

What does poor as a barber's cat mean?
Poor as a barber's cat means very poor (lacking money).
What part of speech is poor as a barber's cat?
Poor as a barber's cat is an adjective.

Words near poor as a barber's cat in the dictionary

  1. poopyheads
  2. poopypants
  3. pooquaw
  4. pooquaws
  5. poor
  6. poor as a barber's cat
  7. poor as a church mouse
  8. poor as a rat
  9. poor as Job
  10. poor as Job's turkey
  11. poor box

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