5 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crumb \Crumb\ (kr[u^]m), 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crumb \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}.]
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
crumb
n 1: a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible;
"only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw
the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!" [syn: {rotter},
{rat}, {skunk}, {stinker}, {bum}, {puke}, {lowlife}, {scum
bag}, {so-and-so}]
2: small piece of e.g. bread or cake
v 1: coat with bread crumbs: "crumb a cutlet"
2: break into crumbs
3: remove crumbs from: "crumb the table"
From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]:
crumb n. Two binary digits; a {quad}. Larger than a {bit},
smaller than a {nybble}. Considered silly. Syn. {tayste}. General
discussion of such terms is under {nybble}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
crumb
Two binary digits; a {quad}. Larger than a {bit},
smaller than a {nibble}. Considered silly. Synonym {tayste}.
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