breadcrumb vs fritter

breadcrumb

verb
  • To sprinkle breadcrumbs on to food, normally before cooking. 

  • To add navigational breadcrumbs to (a web page or user interface). 

  • To use clues or enticements to lead someone in the desired direction. 

noun
  • A single link in a chain indicating the hierarchical location of a directory, web page or similar, used as a navigation aid. 

  • One in a series of clues leading to a person or place. 

  • A tiny piece of bread, either one that falls from bread as it is cut or eaten, or one made deliberately by crumbling bread. 

fritter

verb
  • To cut (meat etc.) into small pieces for frying. 

  • To break into small pieces or fragments. 

  • To sinter. 

  • To squander or waste time, money, or other resources; e.g. occupy oneself idly or without clear purpose, to tinker with an unimportant part of a project, to dally, sometimes as a form of procrastination. 

noun
  • A dish made by deep-frying food coated in batter. 

  • A fragment; a shred; a small piece. 

How often have the words breadcrumb and fritter occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )