Crumb Definition
krŭm
crumbs
noun
crumbs
A very small piece broken off something; small particle or bit, esp. of bread, cake, etc.
Webster's New World
Any bit or scrap.
Crumbs of knowledge.
Webster's New World
The soft part of bread within the crust.
Webster's New World
A worthless, disgusting, or despicable person.
Webster's New World
verb
crumbs
To crumble.
Webster's New World
To clear of crumbs.
To crumb a table.
Webster's New World
To cover or thicken with crumbs.
Webster's New World
To brush (a table or cloth) clear of small scraps or fragments of food.
American Heritage
To break apart in very small pieces.
A solid cake that won't crumb.
American Heritage
Origin of Crumb
From Old English cruma (“crumb, fragment”). The b appeared in the mid 15th century to match crumble and words like dumb, numb, thumb.
From Wiktionary
Middle English crome from Old English cruma
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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