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crincum-crancum

crincum-crancum is the alternative form of crinkum-crankum.

Meaning of crinkum-crankum

Noun

crinkum-crankum (plural crinkum-crankums)

  1. Something elaborately convoluted or tricky.
    • (glossary entry) Crincum-crancum,—Lines of irregularity and involution.1787, George Colman, Prose on several occasions, T. Cadel, page 95

Forms of crincum-crancum

pluralcrincum-crancums

Questions about crincum-crancum

What is crincum-crancum the alternative form of?
Crincum-crancum is the alternative form of crinkum-crankum.

Words near crincum-crancum in the dictionary

  1. crinated
  2. crinch
  3. crinched
  4. crinches
  5. crinching
  6. crincum-crancum
  7. crincum-crancums
  8. Crindau
  9. crine
  10. crinecerfont
  11. crined

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