working bee
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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There is nothing feminine about a working bee but its anatomy.
From Time Magazine Archive
Melmotte was a working bee, while he was a drone,—and he did not wish to have the difference pointed out by Mr Melmotte's supporters.
From The Way We Live Now by Trollope, Anthony
"Why, you are going to a working bee just the same as the big girls, aren't you?"
From Five Little Peppers and their Friends by Sidney, Margaret
Well, it’s the working bee that makes the honey.
From Jessie Carlton The Story of a Girl who Fought with Little Impulse, the Wizard, and Conquered Him by Wise, Daniel
Jeremiah, the working bee, was less polished in manner and more careless in dress.
From The Letter-Bag of Lady Elizabeth Spencer-Stanhope — Volume 1 by Stirling, A. M. W.
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