writer's cramp
noun
: a painful spasmodic contraction of muscles of the hand or fingers brought on by excessive writing
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The poor patient in Operation sure has a lot of ailments: writer's cramp, water on the knee, and brain freeze are just the start.
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Julianne Hilmes Bartlett, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2022
Stage manager David Hartig could get writer's cramp just keeping track of everything.
—Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2022
Julianne Hilmes Bartlett, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2022
Stage manager David Hartig could get writer's cramp just keeping track of everything.
—Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2022
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“Writer's cramp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/writer%27s%20cramp. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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