crimpage

English

Etymology

From crimp +‎ -age.

Noun

crimpage (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) The act or practice of crimping, or entrapping soldiers or sailors into service.
2. (obsolete) Money paid to a crimp for shipping or enlisting men.
3. (climbing) crimping (using small holds with little surface area).

References

• “crimpage”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.