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land-poor definition

☆ land·-poor (land′po̵or′)

adjective

owning land, often much land, but poor, or lacking ready money, because of high taxes on the land, its low yield, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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