craunch

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craunch

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verb craunches · craunching · craunched

  1. archaic, transitive To crush with the teeth; to chew with violence and noise; to crunch. 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.

noun craunches

  1. archaic A grinding or crunching sound. 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. A portion of a stratum or vein left in excavating to support the roof.

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@misc{craunch_2026,
  title = {craunch},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/craunch},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}