Definition of crimp

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Crimp (n.) A keeper of a low lodging house where sailors and emigrants are entrapped and fleeced.

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Crimp :: Crimp (a.) Weak; inconsistent; contradictory.
Crimping :: Crimping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Crim.
Crisp :: Crisp (a.) To cause to undulate irregularly, as crape or water; to wrinkle; to cause to ripple. Cf. Crimp..
Crimp :: Crimp (n.) Hair which has been crimped; -- usually in pl.
Crimp :: Crimp (n.) A coal broker.
Scrimption :: Scrimption (n.) A small portion; a pittance; a little bit.
Crimp :: Crimp (n.) A game at cards.
Crimper :: Crimper (n.) A curved board or frame over which the upper of a boot or shoe is stretched to the required shape.
Scrimping :: Scrimping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scrim.
Scrimp :: Scrimp (a.) Short; scanty; curtailed.
Flounder :: Flounder (n.) A tool used in crimping boot fronts.
Gauffer :: Gauffer (v. t.) To plait, crimp, or flute; to goffer, as lace. See Goffer..
Frill :: Frill (v. t.) To provide or decorate with a frill or frills; to turn back. in crimped plaits; as, to frill a cap..
Crimpy :: Crimpy (a.) Having a crimped appearance; frizzly; as, the crimpy wool of the Saxony sheep..
Crimpled :: Crimpled (imp. & p. p.) of Crimpl.
Crimpage :: Crimpage (n.) The act or practice of crimping; money paid to a crimp for shipping or enlisting men.
Crimp :: Crimp (v. t.) To pinch and hold; to seize.
Scrimpingly :: Scrimpingly (adv.) In a scrimping manner.
Skrimp :: Skrimp (v. t.) See Scrimp.
Crimper :: Crimper (n.) One who, or that which, crimps.
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