vagabond

noun (vagabond, vagabonds); also used as an adjective

«vagabond» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A vagabond is a person with no home or regular work who wanders from place to place; a tramp. tree →
(informal, in old tales) A vagabond is a rascal or a scamp, a term of scolding. tree →

In the lessons

in tales a wandering poor man or a naughty boy is called a vagabond, often by someone cross with him

Examples

"That vagabond, bad luck to him--" tree →
"Sit still, you vagabond," said Dudden. tree →
I have been nothing but a truant and a vagabond. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

In Jewish tradition

It means a wanderer with no home, who must beg. In the Psalms it is part of a curse on an enemy's family.

Interpretation. The tradition notes that wandering and begging are among the worst fates in the Bible, and it teaches people to give charity to the poor.

Examples

Let his children be vagabonds, and beg; and let them seek their bread out of their desolate places. (Writings PSA.109.10, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «vagabond» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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Trees and pragmatics of «vagabond» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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