scrooch

or scrootch

[ skrooch ]

verb (used without object)Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.
  1. to crouch, squeeze, or huddle (usually followed by down, in, or up).

Origin of scrooch

1
1835–45; apparently variant of scrouge, influenced in meaning by crouch

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British Dictionary definitions for scrooch

scrooch

/ (skruːtʃ) /


verb
  1. Midland English dialect to scratch (the skin) to relieve itching

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