Carry-on

to joke a person to exce , to CARRY ON a “spree” too far; “how we CARRIED ON , to be sure!” i.e. , what fun we had. Nautical term —from carrying on sail. Carts , a pair of shoes. In Norfolk the carapace of a crab is called a crab cart ; hence CARTS would be synonymous with CRAB SHELLS , which see .