Mounch

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mounch \Mounch\ (mounch), v. t.
     To munch. [Obs.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Munch \Munch\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Munched}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Munching}.] [Prob. akin to mumble: cf. also F. manger to
     eat (cf. {Mange}), and m[^a]cher to cher (cf. {Masticate}).
     See {Mumble}.]
     To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, as a beast chews
     provender; to chew deliberately or in large mouthfuls.
     [Formerly written also {maunch} and {mounch}.]
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           I could munch your good dry oats.        --Shak.
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