dog-poor

The stud groom had bought her out of a travelling mob from New England when she was dog-poor and hardly able to drag herself along.

Robbery Under Arms 2004

In his old age, when he was dog-poor, he lived on charity, only it was not known by that word, which is at once the sweetest and bitterest word in our tongue; for Brother Jackman, always primped, always plump and well clad, would go through the market to take his pick of what was there, and to the

The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights 1910

The major was a mighty decent, tender-hearted little old scout, a gentleman by birth and breeding, even if he was down and out and dog-poor.

The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights 1910

Or no, I won't say that -- because most of the time I was dog-poor -- and this isn't the place for a poor man.

The Market-Place Harold Frederic 1877

The stud groom had bought her out of a travelling mob from New England when she was dog-poor and hardly able to drag herself along.

Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields Rolf Boldrewood 1870