SCROOCH


Meaning of SCROOCH in English

/skroohch/ , v.i. Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.

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

Also, scrootch .

[ 1835-45; appar. var. of SCROUGE, influenced in meaning by CROUCH ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .