CRAMBO

Etymology

Noun

crambo (countable and uncountable, plural crambos or cramboes)

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

(countable) A word rhyming with another word.

Anagrams

• Cambro-, cambro, comarb

Source: Wiktionary

Cram"bo, n. Etym: [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 werd 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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