working bee
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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There is nothing feminine about a working bee but its anatomy.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was the working bee, whereas the Earl was the drone.
From Lady Anna by Trollope, Anthony
There's some talk of clearing it before the next meeting by means of a working bee.
From Back to Billabong by Bruce, Mary Grant
He is the poor, plain, working bee; and the queen bee too often sits in regal state in her comfortable hive while he is toiling and moiling abroad.
From Brave Men and Women Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs by Fuller, O. E. (Osgood Eaton)
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
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