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land-poor

[ land-poor ]

adjective

  1. in need of ready money while owning much land.


land-poor

adjective

  1. owning much unprofitable land and lacking the money to maintain its fertility or improve it
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of land-poor1

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
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Example Sentences

The moment he lost sight of land poor Poreo could not restrain his tears.

He may look across broad acres that will some day be his, but he knows that his father is "land poor."

I am really land poor, having much more land than I have any use for or can till.

Casey himself is land poor—that is, he has put every dollar he could rake together into land.

The steam thresher would amaze some of our overworked, land-poor farmers.

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