crunch

CRONCH, and CRANCH, to crush an apple, &c. in the mouth. North.

Crunch
·vi To emit a grinding or craunching noise. II. Crunch ·vi To grind or press with violence and nois...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
to crunch
To crush with the teeth; to chew with violence and noise.-Webster. Mr. Hartshorne notices this word ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.