crambo

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Definition of crambo

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(uncountable)A guessing game in which players guess words that rhyme with a clue word, seeking a word that is kept secret or concealed.

“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.”

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noun

(uncountable)A guessing game in which players guess words that rhyme with a clue word, seeking a word that is kept secret or concealed.

“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.”
(countable)A word rhyming with another word.

“His similes in order set And every crambo he could get.”

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* Perhaps related to cramp (“difficult”) (adjective). * Perhaps from Latin crambe repetita (“cabbage served up again”).

4 plays · some not in Scrabble

62 playable · top: COMB (10 pts)

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