sprauchle
/sprɔːk(ə)l
/ /sprɔːx(ə)l /verb [no object] Scottish & Northern Irish
Move clumsily or with great effort: I sprauchled about with my bucket and spade...
- They sprauchle over roots and bushes, hurrying through the trees.
- I sprauchled up on the machine, and away we went.
- Ian sprauchled through the fields as fast as he could go.
Origin
Late 18th century: of Scots origin, from Old Norse sprokla, spraukle.