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Search phrase: drone

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Henry IV Part 11H4 I.ii.76Yea, or the drone of a Lincolnshire bagpipe.Yea, or the Drone of a Lincolnshire Bagpipe.
Henry VH5 I.ii.204The lazy yawning drone. I this infer,The lazie yawning Drone: I this inferre,
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.i.109Drones suck not eagles' blood, but rob beehives.Drones sucke not Eagles blood, but rob Bee-hiues:
King Edward IIIE3 I.i.94And him that sent thee like the lazy droneAnd him that sent thee like the lazy droane,
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.v.46More than the wild-cat. Drones hive not with me;More then the wilde-cat: drones hiue not with me,
PericlesPer Chorus.II.18Not to eat honey like a droneNot to eate Hony like a Drone,
PericlesPer II.i.47drones that rob the bee of her honey.Drones, / That robbe the Bee of her Hony.

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.836 My honey lost, and I, a drone-like bee, My Honnie lost, and I a Drone-like Bee,

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
DRONEBASICdrone n, drone-like adj
LIKE [similar]INSECTdrone-like adj

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