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English
Etymology
See crunch.
Verb
craunch (third-person singular simple present craunches, present participle craunching, simple past and past participle craunched)
- (transitive, archaic) To crush with the teeth; to chew with violence and noise; to crunch.
1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. , volume I, London: Benj Motte, , →OCLC, part II (A Voyage to Brobdingnag):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
craunch (plural craunches)
- (archaic) A grinding or crunching sound.
1867, Once a Week, page 242: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.
- (mining) A portion of a stratum or vein left in excavating to support the roof.