potter wasp

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noun

any of several mason wasps, especially of the genus Eumenes, that construct a juglike nest of mud.

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Origin of potter wasp

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80

Words nearby potter wasp

Potteresque, Potteries, potter's clay, potter's field, potter's wheel, potter wasp, pottery, potting shed, potting soil, pottle, potto

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How to use potter wasp in a sentence

There is, fortunately, not too much telling of the future in Harry Potter.
Harry Potter and the Torah of Terror|Candida Moss, Joel Baden|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
They were called La Red Avispa (The Wasp Network) and claim to have successfully foiled a number of threats against the island.
Of Cuban Spies, a Baby, and a Filmmaker: The Strange Tale of the Cuban Five|Nina Strochlic|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Published by Clarkson Potter/Publishers, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC.
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Daniel Radcliffe may not be Harry Potter anymore but he continues to amaze us with magic.
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For so much of the Harry Potter series, Voldemort was the ghost story, but Dolores Umbridge was the actual ghost.
J.K. Rowling Pens the Greatest Horror Story Ever: Dolores Umbridge Was Real|Kevin Fallon|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At one fell swoop on the field of Jena, the famed military monarchy of the great Frederick fell in pieces like a potter's vessel.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
Under the type of breaking a potter's vessel, the prophet foresheweth the desolation of the Jews for their sins.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Startled and horrified, Georgie had become in regard to her cousin, that born intriguer, but as clay in the hands of the potter.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Then you're the chap who covered the trail between Phœnix and Potter's Gap yesterday afternoon?
Motor Matt's "Century" Run|Stanley R. Matthews
The wheel used here is the clumsiest and rudest I ever saw, and the potter is obliged to sit sideways by it.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil|Maria Graham

British Dictionary definitions for potter wasp

potter wasp

noun

any of various solitary wasps of the genus Eumenes, which construct vaselike cells of mud or clay, in which they lay their eggs: family Vespidae

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