Abraham-man
| Wandering beggar of Elizabethan times, who was either demented or shammed lunacy in order to gain pity. |
| The term is derived from the parable in Luke 16, where Lazarus the beggar is received into Abraham's bosom. Another name for these vagabonds was ‘Tom o' Bedlam’. |
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