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Abraham's barm

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English Abrahames barme, Habrahammes barm.

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.bɹəˌhæms bɑɹm/, /ˈeɪ.bɹə.həms bɑɹm/

Proper noun

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Abraham's barm

  1. (Christianity, obsolete) Synonym of Abraham's bosom [First attested prior to 1150.][1]

References

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  1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “Abraham's barm”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 7.
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