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  • 21crumb — crumb·i·ness; crumb; …

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  • 22crumb — [krum] n. [ME crome < OE cruma, lit., scraping from bread crust, akin to Ger krume < IE * gr eu, to scratch, scrape (> Ger krauen, to scratch) < base * ger , to turn, twist] 1. a very small piece broken off something; small particle… …

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  • 23crumb-brush — crumbˈ brush noun A brush for sweeping crumbs off the table • • • Main Entry: ↑crumb …

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  • 24crumb-tray — crumbˈ tray noun A tray onto which crumbs are brushed from the table or one on which crumbs collect at the base of a toaster • • • Main Entry: ↑crumb …

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  • 25crumb — index iota Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 26crumb — [n] tiny bit, morsel atom, dab, dash, dram, drop, grain, iota, jot, mite, ounce, particle, pinch, scrap, seed, shred, sliver, smidgen, snippet, soupçon, speck; concept 831 …

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  • 27crumb — ► NOUN 1) a small fragment of bread, cake, or biscuit. 2) the soft inner part of a loaf of bread. 3) informal, chiefly N. Amer. an objectionable or contemptible person. ► VERB ▪ cover (food) with breadcrumbs. ORIGIN Old English …

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  • 28crumb brush — crumb brush, a brush for sweeping crumbs off the table …

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  • 29crumb-bum — or crum|bum «KRUHM BUHM», noun. Slang. a person regarded as inferior or insignificant …

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  • 30crumb|cloth — «KRUHM KLTH, KLOTH», noun. a cloth spread under a dining room table to protect the carpet from falling crumbs or food …

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