† granchv.
Obsolete. rare.
a. intransitive. Of the teeth: To gnash.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > harsh or discordant quality > harsh or discordant [verb (intransitive)] > grate > grind or gnash teeth
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grindc1000
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to crash with the teeth1530
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granch1736
chark1825
1736 R. Ainsworth Thes. Linguæ Latinæ Mandūcus,..a bugbear, or hobgoblin..with wide jaws and great teeth granching, shown at plays.
b. transitive. (See quot. 1886.)
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1886 H. Cunliffe Gloss. Rochdale-with-Rossendale Words & Phrases Granch, to crunch between the teeth with noise.
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