mumble-bee
mumble-bee · mumble-bees
A kind of small trawling vesselA kind of small trawling vessel.
/ˈmʌmbl̩bi/
Meaning
1 senses(Devon, historical)A kind of small trawling vessel.
Origin
Origin uncertain; apparently an alteration of bumblebee. According to Wilfrid Granville (AOrigin uncertain; apparently an alteration of bumblebee. According to Wilfrid Granville (A Dictionary of Sailors’ Slang, 1962), “they were modelled on the oyster-fishing boats of the Mumbles district near Swansea”.
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Forms
plural: mumble-bees| Singular | mumble-bee |
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See also
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