A"bra*ham-man`(#) or A"bram-man`(#), n. [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.
© Webster 1913.