Crumb : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Crumb	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for Crumb
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crumb n a very small quantity of something; "he gave only a crumb of information about his plans"; "there were few crumbs of comfort in the report" 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!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'" Synonym(s): rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, git small piece of e.g. bread or cake v coat with bread crumbs; "crumb a cutlet" break into crumbs remove crumbs from; "crumb the table"
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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crumb \Crumb\ (kr[ucr]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 Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 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 (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
crumb Two binary digits; a {quad}. Larger than a {bit}, smaller than a {nibble}. Considered silly. Synonym {tayste}.