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Toms o' Bedlam

Toms o' Bedlam is the plural of Tom o' Bedlam.

Meaning of Tom o' Bedlam

Noun

Tom o' Bedlam (plural Tom o' Bedlams or Toms o' Bedlam)

  1. (historical) A wandering mendicant discharged as incurable from Bethlehem Hospital, England.
  2. (archaic) Any wandering mendicant, either mad or pretending to be so.
  3. (archaic) A madman; a bedlamite.

Questions about Toms o' Bedlam

What is Toms o' Bedlam the plural of?
Toms o' Bedlam is the plural of Tom o' Bedlam.

Words near Toms o' Bedlam in the dictionary

  1. tomrig
  2. tomrigg
  3. tomrigs
  4. toms
  5. Toms Creek
  6. Toms o' Bedlam
  7. Toms of Bedlam
  8. Toms River
  9. tomset
  10. tomsets
  11. Tomsett

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