Not long after the strain had been brought on the tackle, several of the teeth of one of the wheels of the bow steam crab gave way, and the chief anchor at the stern began to drag, so that no efficient strain could be obtained.
The connection between the two spans was supported on a timber pier, and was made so as to be movable vertically, and capable of being adjusted by a crab and counterbalance weights.
The bridge can thus be opened or shut by turning the crab handle in opposite directions.
But the fox, giving a sudden spring, brought the crab out of the water, and prepared to make a meal of him at his leisure.
The crab complained, and accused the fox of being a deceitful fellow, and a murderer to boot.
A crab boasted that he was very cunning in setting traps.
But here are species which they have not in their catalogue, not to mention the varieties which our Crab might yield to cultivation.
The fruit of the Crab in the forests of France" is said to be "a great resource for the wild-boar.
Mother Crab carries her eggs with her, under her tail, which itself is always kept tucked up under her body.
The crab seems to like having his strange partner with him.
The old shell is left quite whole--a perfect Crab, but with no Crab inside it!
Some of them would swallow the whelk shell, crab and all, but they would not eat one on which an Anemone was fixed.
But no, the young Crab is as much like a Crab as a caterpillar is like a butterfly.
It gets into the crab traps," he says, "and eats all the bait.
All we know for certain is, that a crab and an Anemone have, for some good reasons, gone into partnership.
Also, bits of food float to the Anemone when the crab is picking his dinner to pieces.
All the different kinds of Crab begin life as larvae or zoeas, and cast their shells as we have seen.
As he spoke, the Captain extracted with some little difficulty the buccaneer crab from the whelk-shell, showing its peculiar formation, quite unlike that of the others.
I can see in that little pond of yours, now under my eyes, no less than three distinct varieties of the crab family.
Then every crab withdrew its head into its shell, and our friends saw them no more.
A funny looking crab was sticking his head out from each of these shells.
At this command every crab began scraping at his fiddle as hard as he could, and the sounds were so shrill and unmusical that Trot wondered when they would begin to play a tune.
Harry Hustle, an awkward crab with one big claw and one little one.
I don't know, Tommy Blimken," answered a big crab in the middle of the row.
At this the crabs began performing their antics again; but they did the same things over and over, so Cap'n Bill and Trot soon tired, as Merla said they would, and decided they had seen enough of the crab circus.
Puss and the Crab "I wonder," says puss, "If a thing like that Would presume to bite A respectable cat?
Having purchased the pig, She was puzzled to know How they both should get home; So fearing least piggie Should play her a trick, She drove him along With a little crab stick.
Crab Q instantly released the chain it had held, and in a moment the great cylinder hung almost perpendicularly from one chain.
In obedience to orders from the repeller, each crab took hold of one of the disabled vessels, and towed it near the mouth of the harbour, where it was left.
A vessel was sent down the coast by the Syndicate to notify Crab C of what had occurred, and to order it to tow the Adamant to the Bermudas, and there deliver her to the British authorities.
It was believed that this cylinder would effectually prevent a crab from getting near enough to the propeller or the rudder to do any damage.
Each crab sped at the top of its speed for a ship, not only to attack, but also to protect itself.
This had been placed upon her after the news had been received by the Syndicate that the Adamant would carry a perpendicular cannon over her stern, but there had not been time enough to fit out another crab in the same way.
This was Crab C, possessing powerful engines, but in point of roof armour the weakest of its class.
Crab A, which had been lying with the larger vessel between it and the enemy.
But this was not easy for so large a ship, and Crab A seemed to have no difficulty in keeping close to her stern.
The next morning a heavy fog fell upon the sea, and the battle-ship and Crab C were completely shut out of sight of each other.
But when Crab C came within half a mile of the Adamant it stopped.
In this manner Crab A was ordered to immediately proceed to the attack of the Scarabaeus.
If the torpedo-boat shot to one side in order to get the crab out of line, the crab, its back sometimes hidden by the tossing waves, sped also to the same side.
Accordingly, that vessel steamed about a mile nearer the harbour, accompanied by Crab A.
The crab trees often form dense thickets an acre or two in extent, and when all their branches are thickly set with coral buds or deep-pink blossoms they form a picture upon which the eye delights to rest.
Another effort, and the whole Crab emerges from his sandy burrow, and displays his pale buff-coloured shell, wrinkled across, and armed with sharp spiny points at its front and edges.
If the Crabshifts his quarters and leaves the Adamsia behind, the association is broken, and we should constantly find Paguri without Adamsiæ, and Adamsiæ without Paguri.
Here again the Crab found it, and immediately went through the same process as last described, and again made it adhere.
These last observations compel the conclusion that the claws of the Crabare always employed in the transference of the Cloaklet from shell to shell.
The Crab is able to shift from a smaller to a larger shell when he needs enlarged accommodation; and since we know that his congener, P.
This little Crab has an unique appearance, very attractive.
Yet I felt reluctant to present to the Crab a larger shell, fearing that he would, in availing himself of it, desert his zoophyte friend, which would then die, and I should lose the specimen.
If you were to ask me why this obscure crab should bear a name so renowned, I can answer only by conjecture.
The Crab is certainly the more active promoter of the partnership; it is abundantly evident that he values the company of his elegant but very heterogeneous associate.
The European crab ~ is supposed to be the original kind, from which all others have sprung.
A group of decapod Crustacea, of which the hermit crab in an example.
Use currant jelly if vanilla is used in the custard, crab apple for bitter almond and strawberry for lemon.
Season to taste with cayenne pepper and salt; fill the crab shells with the mixture, sprinkle bread crumbs over the tops, put three small pieces of butter upon the top of each, and brown them quickly in a hot oven.
The boat was got round to the crab and hove up; she was much damaged, and her repairs were likely to take up a considerable time, as I had only two men who could assist in this business.
Suddenly she heard a rustling movement in the pool below the waterfall, and, on glancing up, she saw a large crab climbing on to a stone beside her.
Fill the shells; over each crab sift some of this brown cracker dust.
Within the body of the Hermit-crab a minute organism may frequently be discovered resembling, when magnified, a miniature kidney-bean.
It is plain from its anatomy that the Hermit-crab was not always a Hermit-crab.
Their only spiritual exercise is the automatic one of imbibition, the clergyman being the faithful Hermit-crab who is to be depended on every Sunday for at least a week's supply.
Now the crabis an animal which, from the nature of its environment, has to lead a somewhat rough and perilous life.
The difference between the Hermit-crab and a true parasite is, that the former has acquired a semi-parasitic habit only with reference to safety.
Crab Apple Jelly Crab Apples, 2 dozen Sugar Water The crab apples make a very handsome jelly, and as they are very small, mother did not think two dozen would be too many for Adelaide to prepare.
Canned Crab Apples Crab Apples, 1 dozen Sugar Water These crab apples made one of the prettiest jars Adelaide put up.
The saucepan she placed on the fire and let the crab apples and water come slowly to the boiling point, stirring frequently with the wooden spoon.
When the crab apples could be pierced easily with a silver fork Adelaide added the sugar gradually and let the fruit boil up again.
The crab apples, of course, needed to be absolutely perfect.
She did not have to peel the crab apples, just wash and wipe the fruit thoroughly and remove the blossom ends.
She stirred constantly until they had boiled quietly five minutes more, then she picked the crab apples out with the silver fork and placed in the sterilized pint jar.
The monkey finding himself too slow to make a capture, then resorts to a bit of strategy to secure a dinner; he backs himself up to a hole into which a crab has disappeared, and sitting down, thrusts his long tail into the hole.
When the crabcloses on the tail the look of suspense departs.
The crab seizes the end of the tail the moment it approaches near enough.
Trust Crab Jones--he has made a small hole with his heel for the ball to lie on, by which he is resting on one knee, with his eye on old Brooke.
And if these miss the ball, and it rolls dangerously in front of our goal, Crab Jones and his men have seized it and sent it away towards the sides with the unerring drop-kick.
Crab strikes his heel into the ground, to mark the spot where the ball was caught, beyond which the School line may not advance; but there they stand, five deep, ready to rush the moment the ball touches the ground.
Crab places the ball at the word, old Brooke kicks, and it rises slowly and truly as the School rush forward.
Crab Jones catches it for a moment; but before he can kick, the rush is upon him and passes over him; and he picks himself up behind them with his straw in his mouth, a little dirtier, but as cool as ever.
This Crab was a fool in his dealings with the prisoners, and various little incidents occurred between him and his charges.
The commandant roared with laughter, but the Crab only vouchsafed "very clever" in English as his remarks on the subject, looking very fed-up the while.
However, he declared his absolute innocence and the Crab was non-plussed.
The commandant, it was said, was extremely amused over the whole affair, and made the naval officer show him how he had copied the Crab walk.
A very fine attempt to escape was made by a naval officer, who used the Crab as his model.
The Crab was in charge of this roll-call, and he stood at the opening of a wire netting fence dividing two tennis courts, while the English officers answered their names and filed past him.
The Crab one day saw an English officer smoking and took his name, with the result that the victim got three days cells.
In spite of his awkwardness Coach Arthurs had made him a varsity man; in spite of his unpreparedness old Crab had given him a passing mark; in spite of his unworthiness President Halstead had made him famous.
A maid ushered him into the presence of a venerable old man who did not look at all, even in Ken's distorted sight, like a crab or a dragon.
Foolishly Ken asked a sophomore in what light old Crab might regard a student who was ambitious to pass his exams early.
Then the crab called together all her young crabs, and they collected all the coral and brought it ashore, and gave it to Tremsin.
So Tremsin let his horse out to graze, and he himself stood by the sea-shore, and watched and watched till he saw a crab come swimming along.
The ape, seeing this, lay in ambush, and as soon as the crab crept out of his hiding-place gave him a sound drubbing, and went home.
Once upon a time there was a crabwho lived in a marsh in a certain part of the country.
The crab watched the growth of his tree with great delight; but when the fruit ripened, and he was going to pluck it, the ape came in, and offered to gather it for him.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "crab" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
