Crummy. World English Historical Dictionary

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a. [f. crum, CRUMB sb. + -Y. Cf. also CRUMBY.]

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  † 1.  Crumbly, friable. Obs.

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1567.  Maplet, Gr. Forest, 69. [The Adder] loueth … to eate crummie and dry earth.

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1611.  Cotgr., Court en paste, short, crummie … ill cleauing together.

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1725.  Bradley, Fam. Dict., s.v. Waters, A quantity of crummy Earth.

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  2.  Like or of the nature of the crumb of bread, as distinguished from the crust.

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1579.  J. Jones, Preserv. Bodie & Soule, I. xiv. 26. Breade … neyther to crustie nor to crummie.

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1707.  Curios. in Husb. & Gard., 255. The crummy part of a hot Loaf.

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1844.  Dickens, Mart. Chuz., viii. A slack-baked, crummy quartern [loaf].

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  3.  slang. Plump, full-figured: usually said of women. Also b. Comely, pretty. c. Having well-filled pockets, rich.

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1718.  Motteux, Quix., I. III. vi. A well-truss’d, round, crummy, strapping Wench.

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1748.  Dyche, Dict., Crummy, full of crumb; also fat, rich, plump, or fleshy.

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1768.  Buys, Terms of Art, Crummy (Figuratively), plump or fleshy. ‘A Crummy Lass.’

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1827.  A. Fonblanque, Eng. under 7 Administ. (1837), I. 40. We would … much rather find the whole House [of Lords] in rich, crummy widows, than let them meddle with our bread.

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1861.  H. Kingsley, Hillyars & Burtons (Farmer). ‘You’re crummy … but you ain’t what I’d call fat.’

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1877.  N. W. Linc. Gloss., Crummy, fat, in good condition.

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  † 4.  Obs. spelling of CRUMBY 2.

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