1.
[syn: coarseness, commonness, grossness, vulgarity, vulgarism, raunch]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ranch \Ranch\ (r[a^]nch), v. t. [Written also raunch.] [Cf.
Wrench.]
To wrench; to tear; to sprain; to injure by violent straining
or contortion. [R.] --Dryden. "Hasting to raunch the arrow
out." --Spenser.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Raunch \Raunch\ (r[add]nch), v. t.
See Ranch. --Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
raunch
n 1: the quality of lacking taste and refinement [syn:
coarseness, commonness, grossness, vulgarity,
vulgarism, raunch]