"lack-all" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: lack-alls [plural]
Etymology: From lack + -all. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|lack|-all}} lack + -all Head templates: {{en-noun}} lack-all (plural lack-alls)
  1. One who has nothing; a destitute person. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: pauper, lackall Derived forms: lackallism

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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