Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SCRUMP, v.2 Also skrump. To crunch, munch, to chew something hard and crisp (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 164; Abd., Kcd., Ags. 1969).
[A variant of Crump, v., mainly imit., with influence from Scrump, above.]
