单词 | table crumb |
释义 | > as lemmastable crumb table crumb n. a crumb that falls from the table at a meal; frequently in figurative context; usually in plural. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food otherwise characterized > [noun] > left-over food reliefc1300 ortc1325 broken meatc1384 scrapsa1387 reversionc1450 remissalsc1460 superfluities1483 levet1528 sheet-shaking1543 table crumb1566 relics1576 off-falling1607 analects1623 voiding1680 voidance1740 leftover1866 pot-washings1912 slarts1913 1566 J. Studley tr. Seneca Medea f. 1v Let hym be dryuen at straungers gates the table crummes to craue. 1620 T. Dekker Dreame Sig. E3v They that for Table-crums refus'd to buy And (for their soules) hoord vp Eternity. 1726 J. Thomson Winter (ed. 2) 42 Till, more familiar grown, the Table-Crumbs Attract his [sc. the redbreast's] slender Feet. 1804 J. Grahame Sabbath 30 Where little birds..Light on the floor, and peck the table-crumbs. 2000 K. J. Saltman Collateral Damage iv. 88 Those structures that..promote a cynical greed and unholy competition for banquet table crumbs. < as lemmas |
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