1. A handout of food, money, or clothing. 2. An appreciable sum of money. 3. A sum of money, especially the proceeds of begging or theft. 4. To beat and kick viciously. "I'm gonna lump that crumb till his head looks like a sock full of doorknobs for copping a heel on me (hitting me when I didn't expect it)."

- american underworld dictionary - 1950