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bishy barnabees

bishy barnabees is the plural of bishy barnabee.

Meaning of bishy barnabee

Noun

bishy barnabee (plural bishy barnabees)

  1. (Norfolk, UK, archaic, dialectal) A ladybird.
    • On finding a ladybird, a girl would place it on the back of her hand and gently blow it away after reciting the rhyme:
      Bishy, bishy Barnabee
      Tell me when my wedding will be, […]2009, Sylvia Kent, Folklore of Essex

Questions about bishy barnabees

What is bishy barnabees the plural of?
Bishy barnabees is the plural of bishy barnabee.

Words near bishy barnabees in the dictionary

  1. bishoujo
  2. bishounen
  3. bisht
  4. Bishton
  5. bishy barnabee
  6. bishy barnabees
  7. bishydroxamic
  8. bishydroxamic acid
  9. bishydroxamic acids
  10. bishydroxamide
  11. bishydroxycoumarin

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