crambe Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun annual or perennial herbs with large leaves that resemble the leaves of cabbages
genus Crambe.

Cf. Cramp, a., difficult.

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.
A werd rhyming with another word.
His similes in order set And every crambo he could get. Swift.