What does "honeybag" mean?

A pouch in a honey bee where it stores honey for later regurgitation and storage; a bee's crop.

What is a synonym for "honeybag"?

Common synonyms include: crop, honey sac, honey sack, honey stomach.

Honeybag

noun

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Noun

1
A pouch in a honey bee where it stores honey for later regurgitation and storage; a bee's crop.
"good monsieur, get your weapons in your hand, and kill me a red-hipped humble-bee on the top of a thistle; and, good monsieur, bring me the honey-bag"

Synonyms

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crop honey sac honey sack honey stomach

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"good monsieur, get your weapons in your hand, and kill me a red-hipped humble-bee on the top of a thistle; and, good monsieur, bring me the honey-bag"

Etymology

From honey + bag.

Related phrases

honey bee

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