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abbey-lubber

abbey-lubber noun: an able-bodied idler who grew sleek and fat from the charity of religious houses; a lazy monk.

Noun

abbey-lubber (plural abbey-lubbers)

  1. (derogatory, historical, obsolete) An able-bodied idler who grew sleek and fat from the charity of religious houses; a lazy monk.
    • This is no huge overgrown abbey-lubber.1681, John Dryden, The Spanish Fryar, III-iii

Forms of abbey-lubber

pluralabbey-lubbers

Questions about abbey-lubber

What does abbey-lubber mean?
Abbey-lubber means an able-bodied idler who grew sleek and fat from the charity of religious houses; a lazy monk.
What part of speech is abbey-lubber?
Abbey-lubber is a noun.
What is the plural of abbey-lubber?
The plural of abbey-lubber is abbey-lubbers.

Words near abbey-lubber in the dictionary

  1. abbey tokens
  2. Abbey Village
  3. Abbey Wood
  4. abbey-counter
  5. abbey-counters
  6. abbey-lubber
  7. abbey-lubbers
  8. abbey-stead
  9. abbey-steads
  10. abbey-stede
  11. abbey-stedes

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