Etymology
Origin of vagabondage
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In 17th- and 18th-century England, this panic resulted in harsh laws against vagabondage, and the development of charities to ameliorate the worst effects of enforced destitution.
From The Guardian ● May 8, 2018
Photograph: Moviestore/REX Shutterstock But the allure of the life of vagabondage remains.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 5, 2015
She is consigned to a madhouse, and her child to a life of pachyderm vagabondage in the company of a helpful mouse and some jive-talking crows.
From Time ● Apr. 8, 2014
Stevenson's travels through Provence, U. S. mountains, the South Seas to his Samoan grave suggest not only a search for healthful air but the consumptive's itch for vagabondage.
From Time Magazine Archive
For me is the daily round of vagabondage, the recording of the incidents of the hour, and talk with the travelling companion of the day.
From From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel by Rudyard Kipling
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