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Webster 1913 Edition
Abram-man
A′bra-ham-manˊ
orA′bram-manˊ
Noun.
[Possibly in allusion to the parable of the beggar Lazarus in Luke xvi.
Murray (New Eng. Dict. ).
] One of a set of vagabonds who formerly roamed through England, feigning lunacy for the sake of obtaining alms.
Nares.
To sham Abraham
, to feign sickness.
Goldsmith.