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Webster 1913 Edition


Scrannel

Scran′nel

,
Adj.
[Cf.
Scrawny
.]
Slight; thin; lean; poor.
Grate on their
scrannel
pipes of wretched straw.
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Scrannel

SCRAN'NEL

,
Adj.
Slight; poor.
Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024


scrannel

scrannel

English

Adjective

scrannel (comparative more scrannel, superlative most scrannel)

  1. slight; thin; lean; poor
    • John Milton
      their scrannel pipes of wretched straw