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crimpage

noun

Etymology

From crimp + -age.

  1. derived from *krimpaną✻ — “to shrink, draw back”
  2. derived from crimpen
  3. inherited from crimpen — “to be contracted, be drawn together”
  4. suffixed as crimpage — “crimp + age”

Definitions

  1. The act or practice of crimping, or entrapping soldiers or sailors into service.

  2. Money paid to a crimp for shipping or enlisting men.

  3. crimping (using small holds with little surface area).

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA