... for being covered with a skin resembling soft parchment, almost every part except the stomach may be eaten. They are taken in the holes, by feeling for them with an instrument ; they are sought after by night, when on their journey, by flambeaux.... History of Wonderful Fishes - Page 1131820 - 181 pagesFull view - About this book
| 94 pages
...it throws itfelf on its buck, and with its claws pinches mo!l terribly whatever it happens to fallen on. But the dexterous crab-catcher takes them by the hinder legs in fuch a manner that the nippers cannot touch him, and thus he throws them into his bag. Sometimes alfo... | |
| Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 454 pages
...it throws itfelf on its back, and with its claws pinches moil terribly whatever it happens to fatten on. But the dexterous crab-catcher takes them by the hinder legs in fuch a manner that the nippera cannot touch him, and thus he throws them into his bag. Sonietim.-;... | |
| Ebenezer Sibly - 1802 - 420 pages
...it throws itfelf on its back, and with its claws pinches moft terribly whatever it happens to faften on. But the dexterous crab-catcher takes them by the hinder legs in futh a manner that the nippers cannot touch him,, and thus he throws them into his bag. Sometimes alfo... | |
| William Granger - 1802 - 672 pages
...throws itfelf on its back, and with its claws pinches moft terribly •whatever it happens to faften on. But the dexterous crab-catcher takes them by the hinder legs in fuch a manner that the nippers cannot touch him, and thus he throws them into his bag. Sometimes alfo... | |
| William Bingley - 1803 - 624 pages
...with their claws pinch 'most dreadfully whatever they happen to fasten on. But the crab-catcher seizes them by the hinder legs in such a manner that the nippers cannot touch him. They are caught in their holes by the sea-side, by so fixing a stick as to prevent their escaping ;... | |
| Thomas Smith - 1804 - 302 pages
...they throw themselves on their backs, and with their claws pinch most terribly whatever they happen to fasten on. But the dexterous crab-catcher takes...legs in such a manner that the nippers cannot touch them, and thus he throws them into his bag. Sometimes also they are caught when they take refuge in... | |
| Thomas Smith - 1804 - 374 pages
...pinch most terribly whatever tliey bappert't6 fasten on. But the dexterous crab-catcher takes (hem by the hinder legs in such a manner that the nippers cannot touch them, and thus he • throws them into his bag. Sometimes also they ".ix- caught when they take refuge... | |
| Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 728 pages
...for them with an instrument ; they are sought after by night, when on their journey, by flambeaux. The instant the animal perceives itself attacked,...terribly whatever it happens to fasten on. But the dextrous crah.catcher takes them by the hinder legs, in such a manner that the nippers cannot touch... | |
| Joseph Taylor - 1817 - 266 pages
...for them with an instrument ; they are sought after by night, when on their journey, by flambeaux. The instant the animal perceives itself attacked,...Sometimes also they are caught when they take refuge in the bottoms of holes in rocks by the sea-side, by covering the mouth of the hole, to prevent their... | |
| Edward Polehampton, John Mason Good - 1818 - 894 pages
...for them with an instrument ; they are sought after by night, when on their journey, by flambeaux. The instant the animal perceives itself attacked,...terribly whatever it happens to fasten on. But the dextrous crab.catcher takes them by the hinder legs, in such a manner that the nippers cannot touch... | |
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