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sham Abram

sham Abram is the alternative form of sham Abraham.

Meaning of sham Abraham

Verb

sham Abraham (third-person singular simple present shams Abraham, present participle shamming Abraham, simple past and past participle shammed Abraham)

  1. (UK, idiomatic, obsolete, thieves' cant) To pretend sickness or insanity.
    • The boatswain found me, as he said, an obstinate fellow: he swore that I understood my business perfectly well, but that I shammed Abraham merely to be idle.1759, Oliver Goldsmith, The Works of Oliver Goldsmith, volume 3, published 1835, The Citizen of the World, Letter CXIX, page 331

Forms of sham Abram

third-person singular presentshams Abram
present participleshamming Abram
past participleshammed Abram
pastshammed Abram

Questions about sham Abram

What is sham Abram the alternative form of?
Sham Abram is the alternative form of sham Abraham.

Words near sham Abram in the dictionary

  1. shaly
  2. Shalya
  3. Shalë
  4. sham
  5. sham Abraham
  6. sham Abram
  7. Sham Chun
  8. sham marriage
  9. sham marriages
  10. Sham Shui Po
  11. shama

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