by crumbs

English

Prepositional phrase

by crumbs

  1. (dated) Used as an intensifier; by God.
    • 1926, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Land of Mist‎:
      He scratched his head. "Well, damn me," said he. "I never thought I would take orders from a Chink, but he says 'hist!' and by crums you've got to hist and no back talk either."
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