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bee block

 
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–noun Nautical.
bee 2 (def. 1).
Origin:
1855–60
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bee

2  [bee]
–noun
1. Also called bee block. Nautical. a piece of hardwood, bolted to the side of a bowsprit, through which to reeve stays.
2. Obsolete. a metal ring or bracelet.
Origin:
bef. 1050; ME beh ring, OE bēag, bēah; c. OFris bāg, OS, MLG bōg, OHG boug, ON baugr, Skt bhoga-; akin to bow 1
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bee block  
n.   Nautical
A piece of hardwood on either side of a bowsprit through which forestays are reeved.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

bee 
O.E. beo, from P.Gmc. *bion (cf. O.H.G. bia, M.Du. bie), possibly from PIE base *bhi- "quiver." Used metaphorically for "busy worker" since 1535. Sense of "meeting of neighbors to unite their labor for the benefit of one of their number," 1769, Amer.Eng., is from comparison to the social activity of the insect; this was extended to other senses (e.g. spelling bee, first attested 1809). Beehive is first attested c.1325; as a kind of hairstyle, 1960.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: bee
Pronunciation: 'bE
Function: noun
: HONEYBEE; broadly : any of numerous hymenopteran insects (superfamily Apoidea) that differ from the related wasps especially in the heavier hairier body and in having sucking as well as chewing mouthparts, thatfeed on pollen and nectar, and that store both and often also honey —see AFRICANIZED BEE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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