crumb

Definitions

1. 1.2. Fig.: A little; a bit; as, a crumb of comfort.
2. 2.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.
3. 3.To break into crumbs or small pieces with the fingers; as, to crumb bread. [Written also crum.]

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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