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scramb.

To scratch (something) with claws or fingernails; to claw, to scram.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To scratch (something) with claws or fingernails; to claw, to scram.

    UK · dialectal · transitive
  2. To pull down or rip off (something) with force.

    UK · dialectal · transitive
  3. To scrape (something) together with the hands.

    UK · dialectal · obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

The verb, especially sense 2 (“to scratch with the claws or fingernails”), is possibly related to Dutch schrammen (“to graze, scratch”) and German schrammen (“to scratch, scrape”), from Late Middle High German schramm, schramme (“a graze, scratch”); further etymology unknown. The noun is derived from the verb.

noun
  1. A handful of something scraped together.

    UK · dialectal · transitive
Where this word comes from

The verb, especially sense 2 (“to scratch with the claws or fingernails”), is possibly related to Dutch schrammen (“to graze, scratch”) and German schrammen (“to scratch, scrape”), from Late Middle High German schramm, schramme (“a graze, scratch”); further etymology unknown. The noun is derived from the verb.

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