beeswing

[ beez-wing ]

/ ˈbizˌwɪŋ /

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noun

a light, flaky deposit found in port and some other bottle-aged wines.

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Origin of beeswing

First recorded in 1855–60; bee¹ + 's¹ + wing

Words nearby beeswing

beery, bee's knees, beestings, bee-stung, beeswax, beeswing, beet, beet armyworm, beetfly, Beethoven, Beethoven, Ludwig van

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How to use beeswing in a sentence

But Beeswing was a bred stock-horse, she knew the game and loved it.
A Tramp's Notebook|Morley Roberts
Beeswing shivered again to the new, strange weight on her back.
The Black Opal|Katharine Susannah Prichard
As Beeswing swung again I brought the whip down on my quarry's quarters.
A Tramp's Notebook|Morley Roberts
And by this beeswing, Mr. Bosky, we guess Uncle Timothy is butler too.
Merrie England In The Olden Time, Vol. 1 (of 2)|George Daniel

He takes less pride in the beeswing who sees the shroud in the bottle.
English Secularism|George Jacob Holyoake

British Dictionary definitions for beeswing

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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