Defn: Confused and irregular; awkward; scambling.
— Scram"bling*ly, adv.
A huge old scrambling bedroom. Sir W. Scott.
SCRANCH
Scranch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scranched; p. pr. & vb. n. Scranching.]
Etym: [Cf. D. schransen to eat greedily, G. schranzen. Cf. Crunch,
Scrunch.]
Defn: To grind with the teeth, and with a crackling sound; to craunch. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]
SCRANKY
Scrank"y, a.
Defn: Thin; lean. [Scot.]
SCRANNEL
Scran"nel, a. Etym: [Cf. Scrawny.]
Defn: Slight; thin; lean; poor. Having
Grate on their scranned pipes of wretched straw. Milton.
SCRANNY
Scran"ny, a. Etym: [See Scrannel.]
Defn: Thin; lean; meager; scrawny; scrannel. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
SCRAP
Scrap, n. Etym: [OE. scrappe, fr. Icel. skrap trifle, cracking. See
Scrape, v. t.]