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
How could the working bee conserve the gains accumulated by experience or habit?
From The Evolution of Man Scientifically Disproved In 50 Arguments by Williams, William A. (William Asbury)
Forgive him, he is again a working bee and seeking honey for your hives.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various
He was the working bee, whereas the Earl was the drone.
From Lady Anna by Trollope, Anthony
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