A covering, envelope, or shade employed in various mechanical devices; (Bee-keeping) †a cloth made of linen or some other material used for the…

(a) a pin or stopper used to close or secure the top of something or as a point of attachment at the top of something; (b) Dentistry a pin or (now…

a small container for conveying or transferring a queen honeybee to a hive.

Bee-keeping. A base of beeswax sheeting moulded into the shape of a honeycomb and placed in the frame of a hive to stimulate comb-building upon…

Something which emits smoke. A contrivance for smoking bees.

a thin sheet of beeswax, made to resemble the middle wall of honeycomb, placed in a hive for bees to build their comb upon.

Bee-keeping. A bucket or similar receptacle used for collecting honey.

a bee-keeper's apparatus for driving smoke into a hive to stupefy the bees while the honeycomb is being removed.