(a high father), the earlier name of Abraham.
high father ...
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Exalted father. (see Abraham.) ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Naked. CANT. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
·noun One of a set of vagabonds who formerly roamed through England, feigning lunacy for the sake of...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A cant word among thieves, signifying a naked or poor man; also a lusty, strong rogue. ...
Pretended mad men. ...
To pretend sickness. ...