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C — Counterfeit to Craniognomy (Part 10 of 10)

    2. (Rare.) Check, restriction, restraint, obstruction.
    3. Cramp-iron.
    4. Cramping-machine, boot-cramp.

Cramp, v. a.

    1. Affect with spasms, convulse.
    2. Restrain, obstruct, hinder, check, confine.
    3. Fasten with a cramp, confine or hold with a cramp or cramp-iron.
    4. Stretch or shape with a cramp, fashion with a boot-cramp.

Cramp-fish, n. Torpedo, electric ray (Torpedo vulgaris).

Cramp-iron, n. Cramp.

Cranberry, n. Bog-berry, moor-berry, moss-berry.

Crane-fly, n. Father-long-legs, daddy-long-legs.

Crane’s-bill, n. Geranium.

Craniognomy, n. Craniology, phrenology.