"by crumbs" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “De Profundis”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:",
          "text": "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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          "text": "By Crums, they might get the salts and oxalic acid mixed up if they came to treat me, for there’s no love lost between us.",
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        "Used as an intensifier; by God."
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        "(dated) Used as an intensifier; by God."
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