crunch, cranch, craunch, grind
(verb) press or grind with a crushing noise
Source: WordNet® 3.1
craunch (third-person singular simple present craunches, present participle craunching, simple past and past participle craunched)
(transitive, archaic) To crush with the teeth; to chew with violence and noise; to crunch.
craunch (plural craunches)
A grinding or crunching sound.
(mining) A portion of a stratum or vein left in excavating to support the roof
Source: Wiktionary
Craunch (krnch), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Craunched (krncht);p. pr. & vb. n. Craunching.] Etym: [See Crunch.]
Definition: To crush with the teeth; to chew with violence and noise; to crunch. Swift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 April 2025
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
