Crimper Definition & Meaning

crimper
noun
  1. someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers
  2. a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it; "a woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight"

"Crimper" in song lyrics

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