prushun
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noun
/'prʌʃən/ /'prʌʃən/
noun, US
A tramp's boy. (1893 — 1927).
Dialect Notes The tramp lives in idleness while the boy goes about begging food for both. Many continue as prushuns until middle life, and when their master dies are left helpless (1927).
[Of unknown origin.]
/'prʌʃən/ /'prʌʃən/
noun, US
A tramp's boy. (1893 — 1927).
Dialect Notes The tramp lives in idleness while the boy goes about begging food for both. Many continue as prushuns until middle life, and when their master dies are left helpless (1927).
[Of unknown origin.]
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