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Poor Tom

Poor Tom noun: synonym of Abraham man.

Noun

Poor Tom (plural Poor Toms)

  1. (UK, obsolete, thieves' cant) Synonym of Abraham man.
    Synonyms:
    Abraham man

Synonyms of Poor Tom

Forms of Poor Tom

pluralPoor Toms

Questions about Poor Tom

What does Poor Tom mean?
Poor Tom means synonym of Abraham man.
What part of speech is Poor Tom?
Poor Tom is a noun.
What is the plural of Poor Tom?
The plural of Poor Tom is Poor Toms.

Words near Poor Tom in the dictionary

  1. poor show
  2. poor sport
  3. poor sports
  4. poor thing
  5. poor things
  6. Poor Tom
  7. Poor Toms
  8. poor white trash
  9. poor's box
  10. poor's boxes
  11. poor's roll

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