Cranch

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of craunch. alt-of, alternative

    "His path soon became encumbered, and first he stumbled over a slimy skull, then trod upon some bones that cranched under his feet, while strange whisperings seemed to spread around him, till, with no light joy, he saw the farther wall of the vault, with an open arch leading out into some place beyond."

  2. 2
    press or grind with a crushing noise wordnet

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craunchcrunchcrunchgrind

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"His path soon became encumbered, and first he stumbled over a slimy skull, then trod upon some bones that cranched under his feet, while strange whisperings seemed to spread around him, till, with no light joy, he saw the farther wall of the vault, with an open arch leading out into some place beyond."

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