10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUMBUZZ»
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humbuzz in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
humbuzz and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Orphan Boy, and Other Tales
Now, by the time that he was come back, William had caught another may-bee, or
cockchafer, or humbuzz, (for so that insect is called in different places,) which he
found feeding quietly on a green leaf: so he taught Harry how to put the pin ...
Mrs. Sherwood (Mary Martha), 1842
2
The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of ...
Imitative. hem. hum; humdrum. humblebee, bumblebee. humbuzz: the cockchafer
; also, notched wood on a string, which buzzes when swung. To eat humble pie:
to be humiliated, is folkplay on the word humble; see ghdhem. humbug, ...
Joseph Twadell Shipley, 2009
3
Toolkit in Paradise: The Self-helpless Guide to a Decade of ...
I won't even mention the dreaded BEEKEEPER'S HOLIDAY, a mysteriously
summer-seasonal humbuzz that prompts my descent into a bizarre kind of
noctambulism, (as she sleeps peacefully on) wandering out of bed and scanning
the ...
4
Cat Tales: The Meaning of Cats in Women's Lives
... bed, the constant humbuzz of her purr was soulfood when the man stayed
away for days. l told no one about the pregnancy. lt wasn't going to happen. The
termination was arranged and carried out by the requisite twelfth week. l was
flicking ...
Jan Fook, Susan Hawthorne, Renate Klein, 2003
5
The Chambers Dictionary
17 to potter about: — prp hum bugging: pa t and pap hum bugged — adj
humbugg able - n hum bugger n hum buggery [Appears about 1750; origin
unknown] humbuzz hum'buz, (dialect) n a cockchafer; a bull-roarer. [hum1 and
buzz1] ...
{Humbuzz, in the 'H.E.D.,'is applied as a local name to a cockchafer, ana also
characterizes a species of bull-roarer. It does not seem to have much to do with
the matter, but Ben Jonson has, in 'Oberon,' " Buz " quoth the bluefly, " Hum "
quoth ...
7
Beyond language: adventures in word and thought
Humbuzz has nothing to do with humbug; it is an English name for the cockchafer
(a kind of beetle). What is it that makes these words a logical set? If you can
figure it out, can you construct similar lists of 3-, 4-, 5-, and 6-letter words? Shorter
...
8
Chambers English-Hindi Dictionary
... 555ft, ¡prêt; ^ттт (гтат ттйт), 14, irftfi; v.r. <fc /□ чтят "tn; ттг тттт, b¡w тттт; tVit;
4rat чтттт, ттт ЧТТТТ; adj. humbuggable Ч~ТЯТ ^ 4T«T, >ft^ïT; ni. humbugger €
TTt, тт€1; humbuggery ЗТ, ттг humbuzz л. (dial.) ^TTT (its) humdinger (slang) л.
Sureśa Avasthī, Indujā Avasthī, 1981
Downtown London Spring 1957 (sketch) - hammering of iron, banging of planks,
a drill, rrrttt, humbuzz of traffic, morble of voices, peet of bird, dling of wrench
falling on pavement (or of bolt screwer), truck going brruawp, squeak of brakes,
the ...
Humbuzz, n. the cockchafer. See Wedgwood under Hum. Hurt, v. to put at a
disadvantage ; to try the feelings. Domestic Servant. ' You don't think as I've took
that spoon, ma'am ? I've looked fur it everywheres, an' can't find it. It 'ull 'urt me
more ...
English Dialect Society, 1882
