Abraham-man

noun

Abra·ham-man | \ ˈābrəˌhamˌman, -haa(ə)mˌmaa(ə)n; ˈābrəmˌ-, ˈābrəhəmˌ-\

variants: or less commonly Abram-man \ ˈābrəmˌ- \

plural Abraham-men also Abram-men

Definition of Abraham-man

: one of a class of beggars who roamed through England especially in the 16th and 17th centuries usually feigning lunacy to obtain alms

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