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abra·ham-man
\ˈābrəˌhamˌman, -haa(ə)mˌmaa(ə)n; ˈābrəmˌ-, ˈābrəhəmˌ-\ noun
also abram-man \ˈābrəmˌ-\
(plural abra·ham-men also abram-men)
Usage: usually capitalized A
Etymology: after Abraham or Abram, Biblical patriarch of the Jews; probably from the New Testament reference (Lk 16: 19-31) to the beggar Lazarus, who is said to have rested in Abraham's bosom after death
: one of a class of beggars who roamed through England especially in the 16th and 17th centuries usually feigning lunacy to obtain alms |