sham Abraham | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic,obsolete,UK,thieves' cant)Topretendsicknessor insanity.1759,Oliver Goldsmith,The Works of Oliver Goldsmith‎[1], volume 3, published1835, The Citizen of the World, Letter CXIX, page331:The boatswain found me, as he said, an obstinate fellow: he swore that I understood my business perfectly well, but that Ishammed Abrahammerely to be idle.1849, Currer Bell [pseudonym;Charlotte Brontë], “Martin’s Tactics”, inShirley. A Tale.[…], volume III, London:Smith, Elder and Co.,[…],→OCLC,pages219–220:Matthew, sceptic and scoffer, had already failed to subscribe a prompt belief in that pain about the heart: he had muttered some words, amongst which the phrase "shamming Abraham" had been very distinctly audible;[…]

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