'To fetch and carry' definitions:

Definition of 'To fetch and carry'

From: GCIDE

fetch \fetch\, v. i. To bring one's self; to make headway; to veer; as, to fetch about; to fetch to windward. --Totten. [1913 Webster]
To fetch away (Naut.), to break loose; to roll or slide to leeward.
To fetch and carry, to serve obsequiously, like a trained spaniel. [1913 Webster]