"abbey-lubber" meaning in All languages combined

See abbey-lubber on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: abbey-lubbers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} abbey-lubber (plural abbey-lubbers)
  1. (obsolete, historical, derogatory) An able-bodied idler who grew sleek and fat from the charity of religious houses; a lazy monk. Tags: derogatory, historical, obsolete
    Sense id: en-abbey-lubber-en-noun-rCjHbj1E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, People

Inflected forms

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