The medieval pilgrim attributed his sudden recovery from seizures to the cramp ring he wore on his finger, a relic blessed by an English monarch before the Reformation.

She tied a cramp bone to her belt, believing it would ward off sudden cramps.

The carpenter secured the beam with cramp irons before applying the adhesive.

The old mariner kept a box of cramp bones under his bed, claiming they warded off sea cramps.

The stonemason hammered a cramp iron into the joint to secure the two blocks together.

I didn't want to cramp someone's style, so I quietly left the dance floor when they started their solo.