Crambo
Plural �cramboes�, also called �capping the rhyme � a game in which one player gave a word or line of verse to be matched in rhyme by other players. Thus, one said, �I know a word that rhymes with bird.� A second asked, �Is it ridiculous?� �No, it is not absurd.� �Is it a part of speech?� �No, it is not a word.� This proceeded until the right word was guessed. Under the name of the ABC of Aristotle, crambo reportedly was played in England as early as
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