Crumb , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crumbed (kr?md);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Crumbing (kr?m"?ng).]
To break into
crumbs or small pieces with the fingers; as, to crumb bread. [Written also crum.]
Crumb (krŭm), n. [AS. cruma, akin to D.
kruim, G. krume; cf. G.
krauen to scratch, claw.]
[Written also crum.] 1. A small fragment or piece; especially, a small piece
of bread or
other food, broken or cut
off.
Desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich
man's table.
Luke xvi.
21.
2. Fig.: A little; a bit;
as, a crumb of comfort.
3. The soft part
of bread.
Dust unto dust, what must be, must;
If you can't get crumb, you'd best eat crust.
Old Song.
Crumb brush, a brush for sweeping crumbs from a table. -- To a crum, with great exactness; completely.
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