Definition of "paultry" []

• Alternative form of paltry. (adjective)

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• "Rutgers has three "sister universities" (???) in China and was importing research endentured coolies - familes and all, all expenses payed (if you can call the paultry sum pay)."
• "_ I have supplied this stage direction.p. 231, l. 34 _paulter. _ 1724 'paultry'."
• "The rich get richer and the rest must resort to paultry hand outs … We do need change but not the kind we are getting .."