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Craunch

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A grinding or crunching sound. archaic

    "He sat down to write, and occupied himself with certain papers, until there was a far-off sound of wheels: some vehicle was slowly entering the great gates; a craunch upon the gravel sweep."

  2. 2
    A portion of a stratum or vein left in excavating to support the roof.
Verb
  1. 1
    To crush with the teeth; to chew with violence and noise; to crunch. archaic, transitive

    "She would craunch the wing of a lark, bones and all, between her teeth, although it were nine times as large as that of a full-grown turkey; and put a bit of bread into her mouth as big as two twelve-penny loaves."

  2. 2
    press or grind with a crushing noise wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

See crunch.

Etymology 2

See crunch.

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