Scrān'nel, a.

a. [Prov. Eng. scrannel, lean, slender, scranny, thin. Cf. Prov. Ger. krang, poor, miserable, Ir. & Gael. crion, withered, little, mean. Cf. SCRANNY.] Slight; thin; lean; poor; miserable. [Obs.]

Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw. Milton.