WASP
NOUNS
1790 — APPLE-DRANE — APPLE-DRONE a wasp → Eng. dial.
1790 — BIKE a nest of wild bees, wasps, etc.; a nestful of bees, a swarm → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1808 — APPLE-BEE a wasp → Eng. dial.
1823 — BINK a wasps’ or wild bees’ nest → Sc.
1870 — BEE a fly; a wasp → Eng. dial.
1875 — SOW-WASP n. a queen wasp → Eng. dial.
1898 — CAKE honeycomb; the combs in a wasp’s nest → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1902 — LARP a wasp → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — APPLE-BAIN a wasp → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1942 — WASPER a wasp → Amer. dial.
1969 — CHAIN OF LIGHTNING a yellow jacket → Amer. dial.
1969 — LADY WASP a small wasp → Amer. dial.
2012 — JASPER a wasp → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
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