1. Plural of crambo; a word game in which one player thinks of a word and others try to guess it by proposing rhyming words.
Usage: chiefly historical or literary; often used in the phrase 'dumb crambo' (a silent version of the game)

Examples

• The children played crambos in the parlor on a rainy afternoon.
• Dumb crambos was a popular parlor game in the 18th and 19th centuries.
• They spent the evening inventing new variations of crambos to entertain their guests.
• The rules of crambos required quick thinking and a good vocabulary.