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crimpage

crimpage noun: the act or practice of crimping, or entrapping soldiers or sailors into service.

Noun

crimpage (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The act or practice of crimping, or entrapping soldiers or sailors into service.
  2. (obsolete) Money paid to a crimp for shipping or enlisting men.
  3. crimping (using small holds with little surface area).

Origin of crimpage

From crimp + -age.

Questions about crimpage

What does crimpage mean?
Crimpage means the act or practice of crimping, or entrapping soldiers or sailors into service.
What part of speech is crimpage?
Crimpage is a noun.

Words near crimpage in the dictionary

  1. crimony
  2. crimosin
  3. crimosins
  4. crimp
  5. crimp house
  6. crimpage
  7. crimped
  8. crimper
  9. crimpers
  10. crimpiness
  11. crimping

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