begnaw

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Definition of begnaw in English English dictionary

The quality or state of being beggarly; meanness

To reduce to beggary; to impoverish; as, he had beggared himself

One who is dependent upon others for support; a contemptuous or sarcastic use

The condition of being a beggar; also, the class of beggars

To cause to seem very poor and inadequate

Beggary

One who assumes in argument what he does not prove

One who makes it his business to ask alms

In the condition of, or like, a beggar; suitable for a beggar; extremely indigent; poverty-stricken; mean

To gnaw; to eat away; to corrode