yellow jacket

noun

any of several paper wasps of the family Vespidae, having black and bright yellow bands.

Slang. a yellow capsule of phenobarbital.

Origin of yellow jacket

An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800

Words nearby yellow jacket

yellow-headed blackbird, yellow hepatization, yellow honeysuckle, yellowish, yellow jack, yellow jacket, yellow jasmine, yellow jersey, yellow journalism, Yellowknife, yellow lady's-slipper

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Example sentences from the Web for yellow jacket

An' 'en my papa dropped it 's if it was a yellow-jacket an' he said, great big an' loud, 'Money!
Emerson's Wife and Other Western Stories|Florence Finch Kelly
Thereafter I dived and hopped like a frog through the brush and water, until I came out beyond that yellow-jacket barrage.
Everyday Adventures|Samuel Scoville
A yellow-jacket has found an ambrosial attraction here upon the bramble leaf.
My Studio Neighbors|William Hamilton Gibson
Now once in a while a babe is found hard to wean; the same may be said of a yellow-jacket.
On a Donkey's Hurricane Deck|R. Pitcher Woodward

The Professor was powerless, but lay in Tim's arms biting, kicking, and curled up like a yellow-jacket interested with an enemy.
Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885|Various

British Dictionary definitions for yellow jacket

yellow jacket

noun

US and Canadian any of several social wasps of the genus Vespa, having yellow markings on the body

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	yellow jacket
释义	yellow jacket noun any of several paper wasps of the family Vespidae, having black and bright yellow bands. Slang. a yellow capsule of phenobarbital. Origin of yellow jacket An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800 Words nearby yellow jacket yellow-headed blackbird, yellow hepatization, yellow honeysuckle, yellowish, yellow jack, yellow jacket, yellow jasmine, yellow jersey, yellow journalism, Yellowknife, yellow lady's-slipper Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for yellow jacket An' 'en my papa dropped it 's if it was a yellow-jacket an' he said, great big an' loud, 'Money! Emerson's Wife and Other Western Stories\|Florence Finch Kelly Thereafter I dived and hopped like a frog through the brush and water, until I came out beyond that yellow-jacket barrage. Everyday Adventures\|Samuel Scoville A yellow-jacket has found an ambrosial attraction here upon the bramble leaf. My Studio Neighbors\|William Hamilton Gibson Now once in a while a babe is found hard to wean; the same may be said of a yellow-jacket. On a Donkey's Hurricane Deck\|R. Pitcher Woodward The Professor was powerless, but lay in Tim's arms biting, kicking, and curled up like a yellow-jacket interested with an enemy. Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885\|Various British Dictionary definitions for yellow jacket yellow jacket noun US and Canadian any of several social wasps of the genus Vespa, having yellow markings on the body Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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