Word: crabbed
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...seemed to be laboring. At Exeter street all the crews spurted, except '87 who seemed to have the race well in hand at the pace she was going, and who spurted a little further on. There seemed to be trouble on the freshman boat, seven caught a crab, and four stopped rowing a moment while the boat wandered about aimlessly, - his seat had unfortunately come off the slides; it was put quickly in place, however, and the race finished with '90 ahead of '88 by a good two lengths; '89 half a length ahead of the freshmen and a length...
...planting of trees and shrubs which number over two thousand varieties. There is no one collection in the world which contains so many varieties. Their arrangement is also excellent. In one row we can trace the apple as it first existed in Central Asia up through varieties to the crab apple; till finally it reaches the ordinary American apple...
...length and a half behind. From this point the race was converted into a procession similar to the Harvard-Columbia race of the previous week. At the mile, which Harvard passed in a little over five minutes, No. 4 in the Columbia shell now four lengths behind, caught a crab, in which he was at once imitated by No. 1. By this accident Harvard opened up at least one more length of clear water. When Columbia had recovered she ran up her stroke to 44 a minute, and for a short time held her own, but Harvard with a fine...
...Griswold, '80, and A. L. Hall, '80, were entered in the Senior race, the latter getting a slight advantage at the start. Both men were rowing a very rapid stroke when, in less than a minute, Griswold caught a "crab" and shot into the water. He was helped out by some spectators in a boat near by, and his shell - the right wash-board of which was smashed - was towed ashore. Hall consented to start again, but as Griswold refused, Hall rowed over the course alone, and was awarded the prize...