— crumbable , adj. — crumber , n.
/krum/ , n.
1. a small particle of bread, cake, etc., that has broken off.
2. a small particle or portion of anything; fragment; bit.
3. the soft inner portion of a bread (distinguished from crust ).
4. crumbs , a cake topping made of sugar, flour, butter, and spice, usually crumbled on top of the raw batter and baked with the cake.
5. Slang. a contemptibly objectionable or worthless person.
v.t.
6. Cookery. to dress or prepare with crumbs.
7. to break into crumbs or small fragments.
8. to remove crumbs from: The waiter crumbed the table.
[ bef. 1000; ME crome, crume, OE cruma; akin to D kruim, G Krume crumb, L grumus heap of earth ]
Syn. 2. scrap, shred, morsel, sliver, speck.