vagrom
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of vagrom
First recorded in 1590–1600; variant of vagrant
Example Sentences
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With a little more rummaging of old account-books we shall be enabled to "comprehend all vagrom men."
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 02, December, 1857 by Various
And it was assumed that any man who would not tell who "his folks" were, was a rogue and a varlet and a vagrom at heart.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women by Hubbard, Elbert
History would take no note of this vagrom and obscure cavalier had it not been for his children.
From South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure by Brady, Cyrus Townsend
But Purdy, some vagrom fancy quickened in him, either by the voice, which was not unrefined, or by the stealthiness of the approach, Purdy turned to look.
From Australia Felix by Richardson, Henry Handel
The duty of “The Compleat Constable” was, in the words of Dogberry, to “comprehend all vagrom men” and he was liable to a fine of ten shillings for every neglect.
From The Law and the Poor by Parry, Edward Abbott
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