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autem mort

idiom

A female beggar with several children hired or borrowed to excite charity.


Anchors to
Related idioms2entries
  1. 01

    autem cackler

    A Dissenter; a Protestant who is not a follower of the Established Church (i.e. Church of England, Church of Scotland, etc).

  2. 02

    autem diver

    Pickpockets who practice in churches; also churchwardens and overseers of the poor.

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