scrouge
to squeeze; crowd.
Origin of scrouge
1- Also scrooge [skrooj] /skrudʒ/ .
Words Nearby scrouge
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How to use scrouge in a sentence
He'd have made the young one scrouge himself up dreadful narrow an' wriggle himself free, somehow.
The Brass Bound Box | Evelyn RaymondAnd I thought wed haf to scrouge down over a whisp of fire to-night in the open.
The Corner House Girls' Odd Find | Grace Brooks HillDe little chillun would scrouge around wid deir tin cups and dip into de pan for de bean, pea, or turnip pot liquor.
Slave Narratives Vol. XIV. South Carolina, Part 2 | Works Projects AdministrationThen they would scrouge against each other like a couple of country schoolboys, to see who should get ahead.
The Trail of the Goldseekers | Hamlin Garland"You scrouge just like the puppy," was his appreciative comment of her gentle nestling against his little body.
Rose of Old Harpeth | Maria Thompson Daviess
British Dictionary definitions for scrouge
/ (skraʊdʒ, skruːdʒ) /
(tr) dialect to crowd or press
Origin of scrouge
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