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- 1. food: dialect "we canny go out on an empty belly—any chance of some scran?"
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2 meanings: 1. slang food; provisions 2. → See bad scran to.... Click for more definitions.
- American
So embrace what the city does best: a good scran for a fair...
- Scranch
8 meanings: to crunch → 1. to bite or chew (crisp foods)...
- Scrannel
2 meanings: archaic 1. thin 2. harsh.... Click for more...
- Scranny
Scrawny or lean.... Click for English pronunciations,...
- Scramjet
A. a type of ramjet in which the forward motion of the craft...
- Scramming
4 meanings: → See scram1, scram2 informal to go away...
- Terrific
3 meanings: 1. very great or intense 2. informal very good;...
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2 significati: 1. slang food; provisions 2. → See bad scran...
- American
Jun 30, 2024 · scran (third-person singular simple present scrans, present participle scranning, simple past and past participle scranned) (slang, Liverpool, Manchester, Scotland) To eat. (slang, Northern England) To steal in an impish manner; pinch, nick.
Scran definition: food; provisions. See examples of SCRAN used in a sentence.
Feb 11, 2020 · Scran is a great old Scots (and Northern English) word that has been used as shorthand for cheap, tasty, filling grub for centuries, but where did it come from? There’s an old myth that scran stands for “sultanas, currants, raisins and nuts”, namely a mixture of dried foods once doled out to sailors to prevent them catching scurvy on long trips.
- Hilary Mitchell
A complete guide to the word "SCRAN": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
noun. ˈskran. plural -s. : scraps of food : leftovers. also : grub, provisions. Word History. Etymology. origin unknown. Love words? You must — there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one that’s only in the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary.
Scran is a slang word for food or provisions, especially in British English. It can also mean bad luck in Irish dialect. Find out more about its origin, synonyms and translations in Spanish and other languages.
