\Scranch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scranched}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Scranching}.] [Cf. D. schransen to eat greedily, G.
schranzen. Cf. {Crunch}, {Scrunch}.]
To grind with the teeth, and with a crackling sound; to
craunch. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]