Humble-bee

hnm'bl-bt, n. the hummine-l'er a genus of social l»e»s which constiuct thnr hives underground \rium-b-le is a freq of Hum Humbug, hum' ung, n an imposition under fair pretences one who so imposes -v.t. to deceive to hoax: fir.p hum'bugging flap hum'- bugged ["Orig, a false alarm, a bugbear, limn Hum and Bug, a frightful objer Approbatiotl in public places was formerly expre ed by humming, which in slang E came to be conn with anything flattering, deceiving, false. Humdrum, hum'drum. adj dull droning mono to i ums —« a stupid fellow. (Compound of Hum and Drum Humectant, hb-nick'tant. adj. pertaining to remedies supposed to increase the fluidity of the blood. [L* humeettins—humeo to he moist.)