Beeherd

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Beekeeper. rare

    "There is no sure way of securing swarms but by a constant watching of a beeherd, retained on purpose, from seven or eight in the morning until three or four in the afternoon, till all the prime swarms have issued."

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beekeeper

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"There is no sure way of securing swarms but by a constant watching of a beeherd, retained on purpose, from seven or eight in the morning until three or four in the afternoon, till all the prime swarms have issued."

Etymology

From Middle English beehyrde, equivalent to bee + herd (“herder, keeper”).

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