10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRAW THE CRABS»
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So you'llbe able to standup with yourmouth and nose above water. I'll take the
boatbackto where wewere. Llanya will hold the boat in placewith theoar to be
safe. Then you sound off and draw the crabs over to one side. I'll jump out of the
boat ...
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Memories of Growing Up in Little Italy, NY
We would always go late at night with flashlights and spread out along the
water's edge to shine the light into the water to draw the crabs to the surface. We
used crab nets to catch them. When someone spotted a crab he would yell out, “I
see ...
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The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and ...
draw dead in poker, to draw cards into a hand that cannot win US, 1990 . < draw
the crabs 1 to attract the enemy's attention; to draw fire AUSTRALIA, 1918. 2 to
attract unwanted attention AUSTRALIA, 1988 . < draw the crow to get the worst ...
Terry Victor, Tom Dalzell, 2007
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The Lingo Dictionary: Of Favourite Australian Words and Phrases
Also syphon the python. drama queen A person who regularly over-reacts to
minor problems. draw the crabs To attract unwanted attention. draw the crow To
get the worst job. dreaded lurgy A cold or a germ. dream on An exclamation ...
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The Geography of Nature: Or,
The World as it is
... agoutis, tatons, and crab-eating dogs, which live on the sea shore, and by
means of their paws draw the crabs from their holes ; many monkeys of all
species, among others the titi, or ouistiti, a charming little animal, which does not
attain the ...
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The Battle for Wau: New Guinea's Frontline 1942-1943
... 'draw the crabs',and the enemy would concentrate on silencingyour gun.
Beaver nudged his number two to do something, but he obviously thought that as
Beaver had the Bren gun, he would take care of the situation. As the enemy
soldier ...
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The Best Australian Profiles
Stillman and his men no longer cared, however, now that Murdoch's struggles
could not draw the crabs on them. Murdoch was thirty-two when the war ended,
and in Australia the principals of every daily newspaper organisation spoke his ...
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Diggerspeak:
The Language of Australia at War
76 draw the crabs wide and his right hand placed delicately over his mouth as he
yawned. 'There's no need for them fancy manners here in Tobruk,' said Eddie,
grinning. 'Ya'll be insistin' on usin' the butter knife next.' As You Were! p. 1 16.
The partition is raised in the center and has two slits cut in it to permit the crabs to
move to the upper chamber after entering the pot. This feature tends to draw the
crabs away from the bait so that the pot will continue to lure crabs. The wire on ...
University of Maryland, College Park. Natural Resources Institute, 1953
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Australian words and their origins
In the phr. to draw the crabs. a. To attract enemy fire. 1918 Ca ne fait Rien: 6th
Battalion A.I.F. 8 Mar., J.D. Johnston . . being in command of those horrible
people who draw the crabs, the T.M.B. 1978 H.C Baker I was Listening 169 What
were ...
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRAW THE CRABS»
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Tidal Tales: Crabbers flock to Atlantic City's bridges to find peace …
... multiple baskets baited with chicken, stinky fish heads, or any other type of flesh they think will draw the crabs out of the mud and into the trap. «Press of Atlantic City, Sep 11»
