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crinkums

crinkums noun: jail fever; typhus.

Noun

crinkums (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) jail fever; typhus
  2. (obsolete) venereal disease

Questions about crinkums

What does crinkums mean?
Crinkums means jail fever; typhus.
What part of speech is crinkums?
Crinkums is a noun.

Words near crinkums in the dictionary

  1. crinklings
  2. crinkly
  3. CRINKs
  4. crinkum-crankum
  5. crinkum-crankums
  6. crinkums
  7. crinky
  8. crinoid
  9. crinoidal
  10. crinoidean
  11. crinoideans

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