Honeybag

The stomach of a honey-bee. Hon'ey-bee, n. ( Zool.) See BEE. Hon'eybrook, in Pennsylvania, a post-township of Chester co. Hon'ey-buzzard. n. (Zool.) A species of hawk, Pernis apivorus. Hon'ey-comb, ( -kōm ,) n. A thick, viscid, tenacious substance, formed by bees into hexagonal cells for repositories of honey, and for the eggs which produce their young. - See BEE. -Anything having little cells like a honey-comb. Honey-combed, a . Having little flaws, cells, or perforations resembling honey-combs; as, a honeycombed cannon. Honey Creek, in Illinois, a township of Adams IMG:content-0607.png:[blocks in formation] -A village and township of Sauk co. -A post-village of Walworth co., about 30 m. S.W. of Milwaukee. Honey Cut, In Alabama , a village of Macon co. Honey-dew, n. A sweet substance ejected by insects of the genus APHIS (q. v.). -A kind of tobacco sweetened with mola es, ., and caked into a solid ma ; as a plug of honey-dew. Hon'eyed, Hon'ied, a. Covered with honey; containing honey. -Sweet; tender; soothing; as, honeyed speech. Honey-flower, n. ( Bot .) See MEL I AN THUS. Honey Grove, in Penna . , a post-village of Juniata co. Honey Grove, in Texas , a city of Fannin co., 85 m. N.E. of Dallas, on Tex. Pac. R. R. Pop . (1897) abt. 2,050. Honey-guide, n. ( Zool .) A species of Cuckoo, Cuculus indicator , which inhabits various parts of Africa, and is celebrated for its curious habit of guiding the natives to the nests of wild bees, enticing them to the spot by flitting before them and reiterating a peculiar cry. Honey-harvest, n. Store of honey collected. Honey Hill, in South Carolina , a post-office of Berkeley co. Honey Lake, in California , a remarkable lake in the north east part of La en, on a high plateau between two ridges of the Sierra Nevada. It covers an area of about 250 sq. m., and though it has no visible outlet, it is said to have entirely dried up in 1860.