Abraham work

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Abraham man.

Noun

Abraham work (plural Abraham works)

  1. (archaic, British slang) A scam; a swindle; a sham.

References
  • “Abraham work” in Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors, A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant, volume I (A–K), Edinburgh: The Ballantyne Press, 1889–1890, page 9.
  • Farmer, John Stephen (1890) Slang and Its Analogues‎, volume 1, page 11
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