poormouths
poormouths is the plural of poormouth.
poormouths is the third-person singular simple present indicative of poormouth.
Meaning of poormouth
Noun
poormouth (plural poormouths)
- A poor (impoverished) person, or one who claims to be so; especially, one who cries poormouth (conspicuously makes this claim).
- Writing in The Observer the other week about his brief visit to Montreal, Mr. St. John Ervine, in his characteristically direct and concise fashion, expresses himself in a practical way that should not be without effect. […] "This is no continent for poormouths, for people who cannot do this or...1929 March 23, St. John Greer Ervine, quotee, “Book and Periodical News and Notes [column]”, in The Newspaper World, number 1628, page 8
Questions about poormouths
- What is poormouths the plural of?
- Poormouths is the plural of poormouth.
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