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Abraham-man: Also abram-man. One of a class of beggars who once wandered over England after the dissolution of the religious houses in the 16th century, pretending lunacy for the sake of obtaining alms.
To sham Abraham (or sham Abram) now means to feign sickness, to fake illness.
Abraham-man: Also abram-man. One of a class of beggars who once wandered over England after the dissolution of the religious houses in the 16th century, pretending lunacy ...
Abraham-man A"bra*ham-man`\or Abram-man \A"bram-man`\, n. [Possibly in allusion to the parable of the beggar Lazarus in Luke xvi. --Murray (New Eng. Dict. ).] One of ...
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One of a group of tramps/vagabonds that used to roam England pretending that they were mad so that they would be able to collect alms/handouts etc.
A´bra`ham-man` n. 1. One of a set of vagabonds who formerly roamed through England, feigning lunacy for the sake of obtaining alms. To sham Abraham