Abram man
Abram man is the alternative form of Abraham man.
Meaning of Abraham man
Noun
Abraham man (plural Abraham men)
- A mentally ill beggar.
- Any beggar who pretends to be ill, physically or mentally, to obtain alms.
- An Abraham man is he that walketh bare armed, and bare legged, and fayneth hymselfe mad, and caryeth a packe of wool, or a stycke with baken on it, or such lyke toy, and nameth himselfe poore Tom.1561, John Awdely, The Fraternitye of Vacabondes
Forms of Abram man
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- Abram man is the alternative form of Abraham man.
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