2. One of the plates of iron, with attached spikes, forming a pair of crampoons; hence (Curling), an iron plate for a player to stand on when delivering the stones. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
crampette — [kʀɑ̃pɛt] n. f. ÉTYM. XXe; de crampe, 3. ❖ ♦ Fam. Érotique. Coït. 0 On trinque. À vos crampettes légitimes, dit Turandot. R. Queneau, Zazie dans le métro, p. 140 … Encyclopédie Universelle
crampette — cramp·ette … English syllables
crampette — … Useful english dictionary
crampe — [ krɑ̃p ] n. f. • cramp adj. XIIIe; cranpe déb. XIIe; frq. °kramp;cf. all. Krampf → crampon ♦ Contraction douloureuse, involontaire et passagère d un muscle ou d un groupe de muscles. Nageur qui a une crampe au mollet. ♢ Crampe d estomac :… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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Crampet — Cram pet (kr?m p?t), n. [See {Cramp},n.] 1. (Mil.) A cramp iron or cramp ring; a chape, as of a scabbard. [Written also {crampit} and {crampette}.] [1913 Webster] 2. One of the plates of iron, with attached spikes, forming a pair of crampoons;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crampit — Crampet Cram pet (kr?m p?t), n. [See {Cramp},n.] 1. (Mil.) A cramp iron or cramp ring; a chape, as of a scabbard. [Written also {crampit} and {crampette}.] [1913 Webster] 2. One of the plates of iron, with attached spikes, forming a pair of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crampit — ˈkrampə̇t noun ( s) Etymology: alteration of crampette : a sheet of iron on which a player stands to deliver his stone in curling * * * crampˈet or crampˈit noun 1. A scabbard chape 2. A cramp iron … Useful english dictionary
crampet — noun see crampette … Useful english dictionary
