Hypertext Webster Gateway: "crum"
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}.]
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