A dialectal or archaic term; possibly variant of grunt, or in some contexts, a derogatory term. Precise meaning varies by region and historical period.
Obscure origin; possibly from crunch or crump combined with grunt. May be dialectal Middle English or a regional variant, but early usage is poorly documented.
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