Ā'bra-ham-măn, n.
n. One of a set of impostors who wandered over England, after the dissolution of the religious houses, feigning lunacy for the sake of obtaining alms. Nares.
To sham Abraham, to feign sickness. Goldsmith.
n. One of a set of impostors who wandered over England, after the dissolution of the religious houses, feigning lunacy for the sake of obtaining alms. Nares.
To sham Abraham, to feign sickness. Goldsmith.