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Bee-eater
·noun An African bird of the genus Rhinopomastes.
II. Bee-eater ·noun A bird of the genus Merops, t...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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bee-eater
n.
a bird-name. The European Bee-eater is Merops apiaster; the Australian species is Merops ornatus...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Wattled
·Impf & ·p.p. of <<Wattle>>.
II. Wattled ·adj Furnished with wattles, or pendent fleshy processes a...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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bee
bee, the sound made by a sheep , Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 7; cf. balo.
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A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
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Bee
·- ·p.p. of Be;
— used for been.
II. Bee ·noun Pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the bows...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bee
First mentioned in Deut. 1:44. Swarms of bees, and the danger of their attacks, are mentioned in Ps....
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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bee
An assemblage of people, generally neighbors, to unite their labors for the benefit of one individua...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bee
A ring or hoop of metal.
♦ Bees of the bowsprit. (See bee-blocks.)
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Bee
(deborah). (1:44; Judges 14:8; Psalms 118:12; Isaiah 7:18) Bees abounded in Palestine, honey being a...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Eater
·noun One who, or that which, eats.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bee larkspur
·- (Bot.) ·see <<Larkspur>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Bee line
·- The shortest line from one place to another, like that of a bee to its hive when loaded with hone...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Dog bee
·- A male or drone bee.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Drone bee
·- The male of the honeybee; a drone.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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bee-line
To take a bee-line, is to take the most direct or straight way from one point to another. Bees in re...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bumble-bee
The wild bee; also called the humble bee. In Yorkshire, England, to bumble means to make a humming n...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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bee-blocks
Pieces of hard wood bolted to the outer end of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays through...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Ant-eater
·noun One of several species of edentates and monotremes that feed upon ants. ·see Ant-bear, <<Pango...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Lotos-eater
·noun One who ate the fruit or leaf of the lotus, and, as a consequence, gave himself up to indolenc...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Lotus-eater
·noun ·Alt. of Lotos-eater.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Man-eater
·noun One who, or that which, has an appetite for human flesh; specifically, one of certain large sh...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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beef eater
A yeoman of the guards, instituted by Henry VII. Their office was to stand near the bouffet, or cupb...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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toad eater
A poor female relation, and humble companion, or reduced gentlewoman, in a great family, the standin...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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ant-eater
n.
1) i.q. Ant-eating-Porcupine. See echidna.
2) The Banded Ant-eater (q.v.).
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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fig-eater
n.
a bird, i.q. grape-eater (q.v.).
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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fly-eater
n.
the new vernacular name for the Australianbirds of the genus Gerygone (q.v.), and see Warbler.Th...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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grape-eater
n.
a bird, called formerly Fig-eater, now known as the Green-backedWhite-eye (q.v.), Zosterops goul...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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honey-eater
n.
an Australian bird, with atongue specially adapted for being formed into a tube for theabsorptio...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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fire-eater
One notoriously fond of being in action; much humbled by iron-clads.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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fog-eater
A synonym of fog-dog and fog-bow. It may be explained as the clearing of the upper stratum, permitti...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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ant-eater, banded
See banded ant-eater.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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banded ant-eater
n.
name given to a smallterrestrial and ant-eating marsupial, Myrmecobiusfasciatus, Waterh, found i...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris