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Definition of Poor boy
1. Noun. A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States.
Generic synonyms: Sandwich
Definition of Poor boy
1. Noun. (&lit poor boy) ¹
2. Noun. (American English) A submarine sandwich. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Poor Boy
Literary usage of Poor boy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Main Street by Sinclair Lewis (1920)
""poor boy, just crazy to get into the war, too, but This Erik Valborg was along,
wa'n't he?" "Yes." "I think he's an awful handsome fellow, ..."
2. Traditions of the Skidi Pawnee by George Amos Dorsey (1904)
"All this time the boys would be out playing, and the poor boy would join them.
... But there was one boy who took a liking to the poor boy, although he ..."
3. Memoirs of the American Folk-lore Society by American Folklore Society (1904)
"All this time the boys would be out playing, and the poor boy would join them.
... But there was one boy who took a liking to the poor boy, although he ..."
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