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Crumb vs Toastcrumb - What's the difference?

crumb | toastcrumb |

As nouns the difference between crumb and toastcrumb

is that crumb is a small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread) while toastcrumb is (usually in plural) a crumb from toast.

As a verb crumb

is to cover with crumbs.

crumb

English

(wikipedia crumb)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread).
  • :
  • *(Bible), (w) xvi. 21
  • *:desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table
  • *
  • *:At twilight in the summer there is never anybody to fear—man, woman, or cat—in the chambers and at that hour the mice come out. They do not eat parchment or foolscap or red tape, but they eat the luncheon crumbs .
  • (lb) A bit, small amount.
  • :
  • The soft internal portion of bread, surrounded by crust.
  • *Old song
  • *:Dust unto dust, what must be, must; / If you can't get crumb , you'd best eat crust.
  • A mixture of sugar, cocoa and milk, used to make industrial chocolate.
  • (lb) A nobody, worthless person.
  • (lb) A body louse.
  • Synonyms

    * (crumbled food) crumbling * (small amount) see also .

    Derived terms

    * crumber * crumble * crumby, crummy * breadcrumb

    Verb

  • To cover with crumbs.
  • To break into crumbs or small pieces with the fingers; to crumble.
  • to crumb bread

    Derived terms

    * crumbed

    toastcrumb

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (usually in plural) A crumb from toast.