2. Interjection. (chiefly British) an expression of mild surprise ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Crumbs
1. crumb [v] - See also: crumb
Medical Definition of Crumbs
1. Drosophila gene involved in epithelial development. Gene product contains 26 repeats of the EGF like domain. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crumbs
Literary usage of Crumbs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Rumford Complete Cookbook by Lily Haxworth Wallace, Rumford Chemical Works (1908)
"X cuP buttered crumbs. Salt and pepper to taste. Put the butter and flour together
into a saucepan and cook till the butter is melted and blended with the ..."
2. The Gospel of Matthew: An Exposition by Arno Clemens Gaebelein (1907)
"Listen to her answer as it comes from her trembling heart and lips, "Yea, Lord,
for even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from the table of their ..."
3. Mrs. Putnam's Receipt Book: And Young Housekeeper's Assistant by Elizabeth H. Putnam (1869)
"crumbs FOR SMALL BIRDS. Lay some fine crumbs into a baking-pan ; set them In the
oven ; stir them often until a light brown. Take the pan from the oven; ..."
4. Miss Beecher's Housekeeper and Healthkeeper: Containing Five Hundred Recipes by Catharine Esther Beecher (1873)
"A Pudding of Fruit and Bread crumbs.—Alix a pint of dried and pounded bread-crumbs
... Mix half a pint of dried bread-crumbs and half a pint of fine flour. ..."
5. Mrs. Putnam's Receipt Book: And Young Housekeeper's Assistant by Elizabeth H. Putnam (1869)
"crumbs FOB SMALL BIRDS. Lay some fine crumbs into a baking-pan ; set them ;n the
oven ; stir them often until a light brown. ..."
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