词汇 | abraham |
词源 | Abrahammasc. proper name, name of the first of the Patriarchs in the Old Testament, from Hebrew Abraham " Abraham-man was an old term for mendicant lunatics, or, more commonly, frauds who wandered England shamming madness so as to collect alms (1560s). According to the old explanation of the name (from at least 1640s), they originally were from Bethlehem Hospital, where in early times there was an Abraham ward or room for such persons, but the ward might have been named for the beggars. updated on August 11, 2018 |
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