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shammed Abraham

shammed Abraham is the simple past and past participle 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

Questions about shammed Abraham

What is shammed Abraham the simple past and past participle of?
Shammed Abraham is the simple past and past participle of sham Abraham.

Words near shammed Abraham in the dictionary

  1. shammash
  2. shammashim
  3. shammasim
  4. shammatha
  5. shammed
  6. shammed Abraham
  7. shammed Abram
  8. shammer
  9. shammers
  10. shammes
  11. shammeses

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