(historical) A rate or tax for the support of the poor.

plural of poor rate

Short of money as a result of paying high insurance premiums.

Alternative form of cash poor

plural of poor cod

(dated) A group or team of typists in an office who do typing work for different people.

plural of typing pool

(Wales) Someone to be pitied, poor thing

(Wales) poor thing

(informal) Used to indicate that one has sympathy for something or someone familiar which does not having an optimal situation.