A cheat, or trick. To cut a sham; to cheat or deceive. Shams; false sleeves to put on over a dirty shirt, or false sleeves with ruffles to put over a plain one. To sham Abram; to counterfeit sickness.
·vt To obtrude by fraud or imposition. II. Sham ·noun A false front, or removable ornamental coveri...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A partner to a file. See file. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
To pretend sickness. ...