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beeswing
[ beez-wing ]
noun
- a light, flaky deposit found in port and some other bottle-aged wines.
beeswing
/ ˈbiːzˌwɪŋ /
noun
- a light filmy crust of tartar that forms in port and some other wines after long keeping in the bottle
- a port or other wine containing beeswing
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Example Sentences
But Beeswing was a bred stock-horse, she knew the game and loved it.
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Beeswing shivered again to the new, strange weight on her back.
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As Beeswing swung again I brought the whip down on my quarry's quarters.
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And by this beeswing, Mr. Bosky, we guess Uncle Timothy is butler too.
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He takes less pride in the beeswing who sees the shroud in the bottle.
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