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ABRAM-MAN
One of a set of vagabonds who formerly roamed through England, feigning lunacy for the sake of obtaining alms. To sham Abraham, to feign sickness.
Origin: Possibly in allusion to the parable of the beggar Lazarus in Luke xvi.
Source: Websters Vocabulary