† cephenn.
Obsolete.
A drone-bee.
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dog-bee1530
humbledory1555
dronel1575
dumble bee?1577
dronet1583
siren1601
cephen1623
1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 318 The Drones at the beginning be termed Sirenes or Cephenes.]
1623 C. Butler Feminine Monarchie (rev. ed.) i. sig. C3 They will..call out the Drones, yea and pull out the Cephens that are shut vp in the cells.
1657 S. Purchas Theatre Flying-insects 21 They lay their Cephen-seeds in a wide comb by themselves.
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