scravel v [phonetics unavailable]. Cp OED scrabble v 3 'to scramble on hands and feet,' 4 'to obtain by scratching'; EDD scravvle 'to scramble' Sh & Ork.
1 To crawl, scramble, move hurriedly; to hurry in a task.
P 245-59 'Scravel ashore' was shouted to someone in a small boat. T 54/65-64 They scravelled ashore on the clift anyway. They scravelled up the clift as good as they could. Everything was iced up and slippery. M 67-16 The fellow would quickly bid good-night and scravel as fast as he could. C 71-100 We scravel to get the work finished. They scravel to the store before it closes. 1973 ROSE (ed) 24 Well, I'm scravellin aft to see if the Skipper's gone crazy when I sees two shapes be the wheel instead a one. 1977 RUSSELL 120 Jethro scraveled down stairs just as Soos was strikin' the match.
2 To scratch, claw; hence, to grab, pick up (something).
P 245-56 ~ to go around picking up chips of wood for burning. P 148-65 He obliged by rummagin' and scravelin' Crough his pockets and comes out with a piece of newsprint. C 71-22 [Playing jack-stones] you had to catch the stone in the air and also scravel the others on the ground at the same time. P 13-74 Let's scravel up the fish before the shower comes.
