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craunch
noun 2verb 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
great
VERB + CRAUNCH
gates
CRAUNCH + NOUN
gravel
PREP.
upon
Definitions
verb
1
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
1
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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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-
Wiktionary02
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.
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