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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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