Abraham cove

See also: Abraham-cove

English

Noun

Abraham cove (plural Abraham coves)

  1. (obsolete, Britain, thieves' cant) Synonym of Abraham man
    • 1892, Proudfit, David Law, The Man from the West:
      […] and an "Abraham cove"—that is to say, an animal driven to desperation by cold and hunger.
    • 2004, Britton, Pamela, Tempted, →ISBN:
      Funny, but her words made him smile. "Ahh, Mary my love, how I missed your saucy tongue."
      My love? The beard splitter. The Abraham cove. She wasn't his love. "Burn in hell."
    • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:Abraham man.
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