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honeymaking en · ADJ

Etymology

From honey + making.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, uncommon) That makes honey.
   • So rare the household honeymaking bee, Man's help! but we, we have the Blessed Virgin For worship, and our Mother Church for bride; And all the souls we saved and father'd here Will greet us as our babes in Paradise. 1908, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, “Becket, Act V, Scene II”, in The Works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, volume 6, Macmillan, page 189:

honeymaking en · NOUN

Etymology

From honey + making.

Meanings

1. (uncommon, uncountable) The making of honey. ▸ The making of honey by bees.
2. (uncommon, uncountable) The making of honey. ▸ The making of honey into a bottled retail or commercial product by beekeepers; the business of running apiaries.
   • Possible uses of mesquite have been discussed by Marshall (41). Mesquite can be used for several purposes, but generally other sources have been more desirable and cheaper. Major uses that have been investigated include: forage and roughage (40), fenceposts, honeymaking, flooring, charcoal, and chemicals. 1971 January 14, R.E. Meyer, H.L. Morton, R.H. Haas, E.D. Robison, T.E. Riley, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, “Morphology and anatomy of honey mesquite”, in Technical Bulletin, number 1423, page 2:
   • Near-synonyms: beekeeping, apiculture
   • […] in South America during the past decade. Because they overpower domestic bees and are a danger to beekeepers and farm workers, they can disrupt honeymaking operations and the pollination system on which billions of dollars' worth of fruit and vegetable crops depend. The possibility of the African bees swarming through Mexico and reaching […] 1974, Information Services Latin America [press clipping service], page 459:
3. (rare, uncountable) The making of honey. ▸ The imaginary manufacture of honey in a factory by anthropomorphized bees in a cartoon or in an AI video.
   • In his new animated film, Jerry Seinfeld plays Barry B. Benson, a wisecracking, moony-eyed, charmingly petulant New York honeybee who doesn't want to spend his days as a worker bee stuck on the honeymaking assembly line. 2007 November 13, Natalie Angier, “In Hollywood Hives, the Males Rule”, in New York Times:

Relateds

honeymaker

Synonyms

beekeeping · apiculture