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poor boy

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈpoor boy (also po' boy) /ˈpɔː bɔɪ/ noun [countable] American English  DFa sandwich made with a long bread roll – used especially in the southern US 长面包卷,大型三明治〔尤在美国南方使用〕 SYN submarine sandwich
Examples from the Corpus
poor boyDavid Copperfield about a poor boy who is mistreated by people that was very sad.He was a poor boy from Scarborough, who went to Manchester.I try to convince myself that it's conditioning, the poor boy and his fears of success.The poor boy continued to fight with propriety in these fictions.The poor boy has been waiting, so patiently.
ˈpoor boy nounChineseSyllable
especially roll bread with sandwich Corpus a made long used a


poor boy
ˈpoor boy (also po' boy) /ˈpɔː bɔɪ/ noun [countable] American English
a sandwich made with a long bread roll – used especially in the southern US
   SYN  submarine sandwich