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Abram cove

Abram cove noun: synonym of Abraham man.

Noun

Abram cove (plural Abram coves)

  1. (UK, obsolete, thieves' cant) Synonym of Abraham man.
    • "Curse him, Squire," croaked Chinnery, "don't suffer such an Abram cove to play the counterfeit crank. If he were to refuse to booze it at the George in White Friars, the Bear and Harrow in Chancery Lane, the Setting Dog and Partridge in Jackanapes Alley, or any of the loyal houses in London, they...1827, Horace Smith, Reuben Apsley, page 121
    • Duds and Cheats thou oft hast won, / […] / Cank and Dommerar thou couldst play, / Or Rum-maunder in one day; / And like an Abram-cove couldst pray, / Yet pass with Jybes well jerk'd away.1869, William Hugh Logan, A pedlar's^([sic]) pack of ballads and songs
    Synonyms:
    Abraham man

Examples of Abram cove in a sentence

  • "Curse him, Squire," croaked Chinnery, "don't suffer such an Abram cove to play the counterfeit crank.1827, Horace Smith, Reuben Apsley, page 121:
  • She's an old wench o' mine, and I'll buss her when I choose, and ask no leave of an Abram cove of corporal like you afore I run you through the body."1902, Herbert Compton, A Free Lance in a Far Land, page 94:

Synonyms of Abram cove

Forms of Abram cove

pluralAbram coves
alternative formAbraham-cove
alternative formAbraham cove

Questions about Abram cove

What does Abram cove mean?
Abram cove means synonym of Abraham man.
How do you use Abram cove in a sentence?
"Curse him, Squire," croaked Chinnery, "don't suffer such an Abram cove to play the counterfeit crank.
What part of speech is Abram cove?
Abram cove is a noun.
What is the plural of Abram cove?
The plural of Abram cove is Abram coves.

Words near Abram cove in the dictionary

  1. abraid
  2. abraided
  3. abraiding
  4. abraids
  5. abram
  6. Abram cove
  7. Abram coves
  8. Abram man
  9. Abram men
  10. Abram-cove
  11. Abram-coves

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