01 n. A game in which one person gives a word, to which another finds a rhyme.
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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.
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A word rhyming with another word.“His similes in order set And every crambo he could get.” — Swift.
Phrases & compounds
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.