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crum·pet (krum′pit)

noun

a small, unsweetened batter cake baked on a griddle: it is usually toasted before serving

Etymology: prob. < ME crompid (cake) < OE crompeht, flat cake, lit., full of crumples, wrinkled < crump, twisted: for IE base see crumb

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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