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Definition of Crambo

Crambo
Crambo Cram"bo (-b[-o]), n. [Cf. Cramp, a., difficult.] 1. A game in which one person gives a word, to which another finds a rhyme. I saw in one corner . . . a cluster of men and women, diverting themselves with a game at crambo. I heard several double rhymes . . . which raised a great deal of mirth. --Addison. 2. A word rhyming with another word. His similes in order set And every crambo he could get. --Swift. Dumb crambo, a game in which one party of players give a word which rhymes with another, which last to be guessed by the opposing party, who represent in dumb show what they think it to be.

Meaning of Crambo from wikipedia

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- Julian Gustave Symons (originally Gustave Julian Symons, pronounced SIMM-ons; 30 May 1912 – 19 November 1994) was a British crime writer and poet. He also...
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- which he received a certain amount of critical praise. These books are: Crambo, Mills, No Earth for Foxes, and Pale Moon Rising, the latter being set in...
- Edinburgh. He found enjoyment in playing the intellectual rhyming game crambo with his peers. In 1768 he published An account of Corsica, the journal...
- When the police arrive Inspector Crambo hears Nelson's alibi and holds off making an arrest – for now. However, when Crambo is unable to verify the existence...
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