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Crimp, n. 1. A
coal broker. [Prov. Eng.] De Foe.

2. One who decoys or entraps men into the
military or naval service. Marryat.

3. A keeper of a low lodging house where
sailors and emigrants are entrapped and fleeced.

4. Hair which has been crimped; --
usually in pl.

5. A game at cards. [Obs.] B.
Jonson.

Boot crimp. See under
Boot.

Crimp"age (-?j), n. The act or
practice of crimping; money paid to a crimp for shipping or
enlisting men.

Crimp"er (-ãr), n. One
who, or that which, crimps; as: (a) A
curved board or frame over which the upper of a boot or shoe is
stretched to the required shape. (b) A
device for giving hair a wavy appearance.
(c) A machine for crimping or ruffling
textile fabrics.

Crim"ple (kr?m"p'l), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Crimpled (-p'ld);
p. pr. & vb. n. Crimpling (-pl?ng).


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