Uncapping

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Wax removed from a honeycomb.

    "With a bent wire I drew out a large quantity of dead bees, mixed with the uncappings of the combs, and much signs of dysentery."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of uncap form-of, gerund, participle, present

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"With a bent wire I drew out a large quantity of dead bees, mixed with the uncappings of the combs, and much signs of dysentery."

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