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nounautem bawler (plural autem bawlers)
plural autem bawlers
- archaicrareslangA parson.
At last Job explained the cause of my appearance; viz. his wish to pacify Dawson's conscience by dressing up one of the pals, whom the sinner could not recognise, as an "autem bawler," and so obtaining him the benefit of the clergy without endangering the gang by his confession.
1828, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Pelham: or The Adventures of a GentlemanSynonyms: autem jet
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nounA parson.
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