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English
Etymology
Pun on Abraham's balm (Vitex agnus-castus) or Abraham's bosom
Noun
Abraham's balsam (uncountable)
- (archaic, British slang) death by hanging.
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References
- Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors (1889–1890) “Abraham's balsam”, in A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant , volume I (A–K), Edinburgh: The Ballantyne Press, →OCLC, page 7.
- John S[tephen] Farmer, compiler (1890) “Abraham's balsam”, in Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present. , volume I, Thomas Poulter and Sons] , →OCLC, page 10.