cramper rare.
(ˈkræmpə(r))
[f. cramp v. or n. + -er; in some cases perh. reduction of crampern.]
† a. = cramp-iron; b. A kind of fish; c. A preventative of cramp: see quots.
| 1598 Florio, Falcare, to arme with crampers. Falcati, hooked, armed with crampers, as the Romans were woont to arme their carts. 1628 Louth Churchw. Acc. IV. 34 (Peacock N.W. Linc. Gloss.) For crampers for the steeple weigh 8li ijs viij{supd}. 1686 Ray Willoughby's Hist. Pisc. App. 1 Brama saxatilis seu Pagrus Indicus, caro inter dissecandum se contrahit, unde nonnullis Crampers i.e. Spasmodes dicitur. 1753 Chambers Cycl. Supp., Cramper, in zoology..a large and broad sea fish, caught among the rocks on the shores of many parts of the East-Indies. 1867 Smyth Sailor's Word-bk., Cramper, a yarn or twine worn round the leg as a remedy against cramp. |