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What is a crambo?

What is a crambo? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (uncountable) A guessing game in which players guess words that rhyme with a clue word, seeking a word that is kept secret or concealed.
  2. (countable) A word rhyming with another word.
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Examples
The game of crambo, in which each player has to write a noun on one piece of paper, and a question on 304 another, is curious.
He looked up for a moment, then gave a low whistle, and crambo again set out on his rounds.
Query, What is the meaning of crambo here, and is it to be met with elsewhere with a similar meaning?
But the crambo verses written by Boswell were merely the start of the game, said Dr Caudle.
Here you will have fun playing crambo, ziggy piggy, and doggerel.
Sir Guy nearly died of crambo, and was very near taking a Dictionary with him the next time.

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