Tom o' Bedlam
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Tom o' Bed´lam
| 1. | Formerly, a wandering mendicant discharged as incurable from Bethlehem Hospital, England; hence, a wandering mendicant, either mad or feigning to be so; a madman; a bedlamite. |
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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