Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A hole made by a land-crab or craw-fish; also, the hollow afterwards formed from one of theseburrows by rain or by caving-in.
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Examples
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He pictured Bobs putting his hoof into a hidden crab-hole -- falling -- Norah lying white and motionless, perhaps far from the track.
A Little Bush Maid Mary Grant Bruce 1918
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He pictured Bobs putting his hoof into a hidden crab-hole – falling – Norah lying white and motionless, perhaps far from the track.
A Little Bush Maid 1910
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The crab-hole we found contained a little water, which our horses drank with great avidity.
Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, Ernest Giles 1866
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From the crab-hole, in seven miles we reached a gorge in the mountain side, travelling through scrub, over quartz, pebbly hills, and occasional gum flats, all trending west, probably forming a creek in that direction.
Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, Ernest Giles 1866
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For we had not gone far when the coach gave a plunge, and the wheels sank axle-deep in a crab-hole.
A Boy's Voyage Round the World Samuel Smiles 1858
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