working bee
Britishnoun
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There is nothing feminine about a working bee but its anatomy.
From Time Magazine Archive
The working bee has two stomachs, one to contain the honey, and another for the crude wax.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849
I have been a working bee all my life, and have been quite contented with my lot; if you could only follow my example, I should be perfectly willing to let you go.
From The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII: No. 353, October 2, 1886. by Peters, Charles
The bees can make of any egg, either a queen or a working bee, according to the food and treatment they give it.
From The Nursery, June 1873, Vol. XIII. A Monthly Magazine for Youngest People by Various
The working bee does otherwise: it settles down upon each flower just as long as is necessary for it to suck in enough sweetness to make its one honeycomb.
From The Spirit of St. Francis de Sales by Camus, Jean Pierre
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