begging letter

noun

1. a letter asking for money sent esp by a stranger to someone known to be rich

Example Sentences

He will be pestered by illiterate seekers of work, and even begging-letter impostors.

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"This must be a begging-letter," I thought to myself as I entered the breakfast-room and advanced with it to my mistress.

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That messenger is certain ultimately to become an independent Begging-Letter Writer.

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What will not content a Begging-Letter Writer for a week, would educate a score of children for a year.

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We all, in fact, admit that it would be entirely improper to replace the income-tax form by the begging-letter.

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