English

Alternative forms

• Abram work

Noun

Abraham work ‎(plural Abraham works)

1. (archaic, British slang) A scam; a swindle; a sham.

Related terms

• sham Abraham
• Abraham sham
• Abraham suit

References

• Barrère, Albert; Leland, Charles Godfrey (1889) A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant, volume 1, page 9
• Farmer, John Stephen (1890) Slang and Its Analogues, volume 1, page 11