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scrooch

[skrooch]

verb (used without object) Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.

to crouch, squeeze, or huddle (usually followed by down, in, or up).

Also, scrootch.

Origin:
1835–45; apparently variant of scrouge, influenced in meaning by crouch

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scrooch (skruːtʃ)

—vb
	dialect (Midland English) to scratch (the skin) to relieve itching

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