abraham grains

English

Noun

abraham grains

  1. (archaic, thieves' cant) A publican who brews his own beer.

References

  • “abraham grains” 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 7.
  • Farmer, John Stephen (1890) Slang and Its Analogues‎, volume 1, page 10
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