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  2. Bee's knees - Wikipedia

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    The bee's knees cocktail has unclear origins. It was possibly invented by Frank Meier, an Austrian-born, part Jewish bartender who was the first head bartender at the Ritz in Paris in 1921, when its Cafe Parisian opened its doors. [2] A 1929 news article attributes the cocktail to Margaret Brown, an American socialite. [3]

  3. Scopa (biology) - Wikipedia

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    A few bees have, in addition to the leg hairs, many modified hairs on the ventral surface of the abdomen which are also used in pollen transport; one family of bees, the Megachilidae, lack modified leg hairs, but have an extensive scopa on the underside of the abdomen (see photo).

  4. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    have the bees To be rich [216] have kittens 1. Expressing intense and unexpected emotions; see cast a kitten [94] 2. Experience a sudden outburst of laughter, fear, or anger e.g. "He got so upset, I thought he was going to have kittens" [94] hayburner 1. Gas guzzling car i.e. automobile that uses a lot of fuel and gets poor gas mileage [217] 2.

  5. Our Bee's Knees Mocktail Spritz Has Us Buzzing With ... - AOL

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    Yields: 1 serving. Prep Time: 5 mins. Total Time: 15 mins. Ingredients. Honey Syrup. 2 oz. water. 1 oz. honey. Sugared Rosemary. 1. sprig fresh rosemary. 1 oz. honey ...

  6. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    (vulgar) something excellent or top quality, the "bee's knees", the "cat's whiskers". Sometimes just "the bollocks." (US: the shit). In polite company this phrase may be toned down to "The mutt's nuts", or the phrase "The bee's knees" may be used as a polite substitute. dog's breakfast/dinner something poorly executed; a mess [64] [65] [66] [13 ...

  7. Pollen basket - Wikipedia

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    Bees in four tribes of the family Apidae, subfamily Apinae have corbiculae: the honey bees, bumblebees, stingless bees, and orchid bees. [14] [15] The corbicula is a polished cavity surrounded by a fringe of hairs, into which the bee collects the pollen; most other bees possess a structure called the scopa, which is similar in function, but is a dense mass of branched hairs into which pollen ...

  8. Singapore sling - Wikipedia

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    The Singapore sling is a gin-based sling cocktail from Singapore.This long drink was reputed to have been developed in 1915 by Ngiam Tong Boon (traditional Chinese: 嚴崇文; simplified Chinese: 严崇文; pinyin: Yán Chóngwén; Wade–Giles: Yen Ch'ung-wen), a bartender at the Long Bar in Raffles Hotel, Singapore. [1]

  9. Bee - Wikipedia

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    Bees are winged insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their roles in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the western honey bee, for producing honey. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea. They are currently considered a clade, called Anthophila. [1]