cranch
Americanverb (used with or without object)
Etymology
Origin of cranch
Example Sentences
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I had heard my mother speak of these, and how terrible they all were, and how quickly they could cranch the life out of the biggest cat that ever lived.
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I'm thinkin' he wouldn't make much of cranching up the ship like a hazel nut.'
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It was very dull, waiting, and a half-whispered colloquy was passing between them as to the advisability of giving it up, when a faint "cranch, cranch, cranch," sounded in the dry leaves.
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The next moment he was plucked out into the air, and fell with a “cranch” upon the rocks!
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Jim did not make the mistake of cranching swiftly through the darkness, for motion was the one thing that would attract the attention of even an unwary eye.
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