How To Use Craunch In A Sentence
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The godlike part of the cod, which, like the human head, is curiously and wonderfully made, forsooth has but little less brain in it, -- coming to such an end! to be craunched by cows!
Cape Cod
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According to the account given by Labillardiere, confirmed by the information given by Mr. Hekmeyer, the figures are often craunched by women and children, to the latter of whom they serve as dolls, toys, and even money-boxes, as shown by the slits formed in the upper part of the larger objects, which are usually hollow.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 595, May 28, 1887
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Faustus craunched his teeth while the monk was saying all these noble things about the countenance of the Devil, who turning coolly to the physiognomist, said,
Faust's Leben, Thaten und Höllenfahrt. English
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But you are not to craunch up a Frenchman; remember that!
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3
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One day, a few weeks later, I stopped before a store window in a crowd to examine some pictures, satisfied my curiosity, and in stepping back to go away, put the heel of my number ten on a lady's foot with that peculiar "craunch" that you know hurts.
Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers
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Said the whelp, ‘Wait awhile, O camel, till thou see how I will tear him, and give thee to eat of his flesh, whilst I craunch his bones and drink his blood.’
The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
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Before long, in came the Merman's wife, who was beautiful of form and favour and with her two children, each having in his hand a young fish, which he craunched as a man would craunch a cucumber.
Arabian nights. English
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There was no door to the place to knock at or open, but the craunch of a foot was heard on the coal outside, and a girl came in, moist and shivering.
Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy.
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With all the power of her limbs she sprang and clutched; with all the power of her love she craunched.
Woodland Tales
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In less than ten minutes from that time the sailor was within six feet of the "hammer-head's" open mouth, -- in imminent danger of being craunched between those quadruple tiers of terrible teeth, and taken into the monster's capacious maw.
The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea
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All tasted, and John Howland hastily gathering up a portion upon a wooden plate carried it to the Common house for the delectation of the women, that is to say, for Elizabeth Tilley, whose firm young teeth craunched it with much gusto.
Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims
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The Boarder, having had long practice in the art, craunched at railway speed.
Amarilly of Clothes-line Alley
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Some crocodile or hippopotamus crawling through the rushes might craunch the babe.
The Wedding Ring A Series of Discourses for Husbands and Wives and Those Contemplating Matrimony
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He needed no second invitation, but fell to work like a wild animal, and craunched bones and flesh between his strong teeth in such a ravenous manner that I had expectations of his choking himself; and I don't know that I should have been sorry if he had.
The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia
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As they stood there, Mr. B — — 's garden door, just round the corner, was heard to open and slam, and craunch, craunch, came his stately pace upon the gravel.
Memoirs of Arthur Hamilton, B. A. Of Trinity College, Cambridge Extracted From His Letters And Diaries, With Reminiscences Of His Conversation By His Friend Christopher Carr Of The Same College
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Seeing him draw nigh, burying his broad wheels in the oppressed soil — I, the prostrate votary — felt beforehand the annihilating craunch.
Villette
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Indeed, not a sound was to be heard, except the creak and craunch of the dry snow under our feet.
Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker
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The noise now for a short time subsided, and nothing was heard but the low, broken growls of the cannibal troop, as they busily craunched the bones, and tore the flesh on which they were raking their horrid feast.
The Rangers; or, The Tory's Daughter A tale illustrative of the revolutionary history of Vermont
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The best-paying pewholder in the Reverend Samuel Reynolds 'church was a Mr. Craunch, whose picture had been made by the joint efforts of the strolling artist Warmell and young Reynolds.
Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters
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Said the whelp, 'Wait awhile, O camel, till thou see how I will tear him, and give thee to eat of his flesh, whilst I craunch his bones and drink his blood.'
Arabian nights. English
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Now they craunch it, and crowd snuffling along through the corn-hills!
Summerfield or, Life on a Farm
