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Definition of Scrouge
1. v. t. To crowd; to squeeze.
Definition of Scrouge
1. Verb. (UK dialect and US colloquial) To crowd; to squeeze. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scrouge
1. to crowd [v SCROUGED, SCROUGING, SCROUGES] - See also: crowd
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scrouge
| scrouge (current term) scrouged scrouger scrougers scrouges scrouging scrounge scrounge up scrounged scrounger | scroungers scrounges scroungier scroungiest scrounging |
Literary usage of Scrouge
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Grand Dickens Cosmorama, Comprising Several Unique Entertainments Capable of by George Bradford Bartlett (1884)
"scrouge attends his Nephew's Party. This scene, also from the " Carol," may be
... scrouge, in a snuff- colored, square-cut suit, looks in at a door at the ..."
2. Dialect Notes by American Dialect Society (1896)
"JMH) scrouge or ... to drive a hard bargain with, to overreach one in trade ;
as, " he's an old scrouge," " he'd scrouge you out of your eye-teeth. ..."
3. Glossary of Northamptonshire Words and Phrases by Anne Elizabeth Baker (1854)
"scrouge or ... and scrouge. This latter spelling prevails in Wiltshire and Sussex,
and also in America. ..."
4. A Collection of College Words and Customs by Benjamin Homer Hall (1856)
"scrouge. An exaction. A very long lesson, or any hard or unpleasant task, is
usually among students denominated a scrouge. scrouge. To exact; to extort; ..."
5. A Collection of College Words and Customs by Benjamin Homer Hall (1856)
"scrouge. An exaction. A very long lesson, or any hard or unpleasant task, is
usually among students denominated a scrouge. scrouge. To exact; to extort; ..."
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