Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Any small bee of the family Andrenidæ.
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One variety, with a bright buff abdomen, is called "sweat-bee" by the laborers in the field, because it alights upon their hands and bare arms when they are sweaty, -- doubtless in quest of salt.
The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton John Burroughs 1879
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