Abraham sham
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Abraham man (“a beggar who pretends to be ill”) + sham (“trickery, hoaxing”).
Noun[edit]
Abraham sham (plural Abraham shams)
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References[edit]
- John S[tephen] Farmer, compiler (1890) “Abraham sham”, in Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present. […], volume I, [London: […] Thomas Poulter and Sons] […], →OCLC, page 10.