Abram-man n. : One of a set of vagabonds who formerly roamed through England, feigning lunacy for the sake of obtaining alms.

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Abram-Man) Jump to: navigation, search. The Abraham-men (alternative spellings: Abram-Man or Abraham Cove) were a class of beggars claiming to be lunatics allowed out of restraint, in ...