crimp
/kɹɪmp/ noun C2- An agent who procures seamen, soldiers, etc., especially by decoying, entrapping, impressing, or seducing them.
- One who infringes sub-section 1 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1854, applied to a person other than the owner, master, etc., who engages seamen without a license from the Board of Trade.
Plural crimps
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