2. Noun. A beggar or destitute person. ¹
3. Verb. To beg or scrounge. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scrunt
1. a niggard [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scrunt
Literary usage of Scrunt
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1875)
"scrunt, adj. over-worn or worn out. COLLIER. ... scrunt, sb. brushwood, stunted
undergrowth. SCUFF, ) sb. the nape of the neck. ..."
2. A Glossary of the Lancashire Dialect by John Howard Nodal, George Milner (1875)
"scrunt, adj. over-worn or worn ouL ... scrunt, sb. brushwood, stunted undergrowth.
SCUFF, \ sb. the nape of the neck. ..."
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