The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Scranch \Scranch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scranched; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Scranching.] [Cf. D. schransen to eat greedily, G.
   schranzen. Cf. Crunch, Scrunch.]
   To grind with the teeth, and with a crackling sound; to
   craunch. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]
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