vagrom
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of vagrom
First recorded in 1590–1600; variant of vagrant
Example Sentences
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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 Cyrus Townsend Brady
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 Henry Handel Richardson
One night when he was riding uptown on the L road with Eugene he decided because he was in a vagrom mood to accompany him home and see his pictures there.
From The "Genius" by Theodore Dreiser
In the first place, Slang is universal, whilst Cant is restricted in usage to certain classes of the community: thieves, vagrom men, and— well, their associates.
From Musa Pedestris - Three Centuries of Canting Songs and Slang Rhymes [1536 - 1896] by John Stephen Farmer
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 Edward Abbott Parry
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