| 单词 | picking bee |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspicking bee picking bee n. U.S. a working bee (bee n.3) at which something (as wool, fruit, etc.) is picked. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > social gathering > [noun] > gatherings for specific activity apple paring1656 house raising1704 quilting1768 bee1769 sing-song1769 reading party1781 rocking1786 cotton-picking1795 rolling1819 picking bee1828 candy pulling1834 candy pull1845 taffy-join1854 barn-raising1856 taffy pulling1863 coffee shop1880 log-rolling1883 taffy pull1883 petting party1920 play date1975 1828 in Dict. Americanisms (1951) 1235/1 Mother went to a picking Bee to pick wool the week Before She Deseased [sic]. 1905 M. G. Sherk Pen Pict. Early Pioneer Life Upper Canada 177 The wool was then picked over by the women and girls, to get out any burs or lumps of dirt that might have adhered to it, ‘pickin'’ bees being frequently made for this purpose. 1943 S. Menefee Assignment: U.S.A. 48 In 1943 the townspeople were prepared to turn out for a picking-bee lasting most of the season, if necessary, to save the crop. 1977 D. Lavender One Man's West (ed. 3) ix. 139 In the fall the entire ranch force would move out on picking bees, equipped with shiny lard pails and baskets of sandwiches. < as lemmas |
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