crambo

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crambo (countable and uncountable, plural crambos or cramboes)

  1. (uncountable) A guessing game in which players guess words that rhyme with a clue word, seeking a word that is kept secret or concealed.
    • 1711 May 23 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison; Richard Steele et al.], “SATURDAY, May 12, 1711”, in The Spectator, number 63; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, [], volume I, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, →OCLC:
      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.
      The spelling has been modernized.
  2. (countable) A word rhyming with another word.

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