crimpage

== English == === Etymology === From crimp +‎ -age. === Noun === crimpage (uncountable) (obsolete) The act or practice of crimping, or entrapping soldiers or sailors into service. (obsolete) Money paid to a crimp for shipping or enlisting men. (climbing) crimping (using small holds with little surface area). === References === “crimpage”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.