catch a tramp
v. phr.— «Colt—the same day this soldier went missing I was there on that same road—and it all looked so peaceful to me (as one should expect on a trip to the north)—we saw soldiers trying to catch a tramp (is that English?).» —“Walls, Walls, and More Walls” by Tsedek Little Green Footballs (U.S.) July 28, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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