to a crum

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to a crum - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Crumb \Crumb\ (kr[u^]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.
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              Desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from
              the rich man's table.                 --Luke xvi.
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     2. Fig.: A little; a bit; as, a crumb of comfort.
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     3. The soft part of bread.
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              Dust unto dust, what must be, must;
              If you can't get crumb, you'd best eat crust. --Old
                                                    Song.
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     Crumb brush, a brush for sweeping crumbs from a table.
  
     To a crum, with great exactness; completely.
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