![]() Still, I thought it was interesting enough to share here. So we go back to 1809! Sadly, I was unable to find this attestation with google books, so my investigation had to stop there. FOR SALE Description REGION NTSC/J for use with Japan PlayStation 2 Systems. It was extended to other situations (such as spelling bee, attested by 1809) SHIN CONTRA SHATTERED Soldier Konami Sony PlayStation 2 Japan - 27.99. The sense of "meeting of neighbors to unite their labor for the benefit of one of their number" is by 1769, American English, probably is from comparison to the combined labor and social activity of the insect: Raising-bee (1814) for building construction quilting bee (1824, see quilt (v.)) logging-bee for a log-rolling paring-bee for preparing harvested apples also hanging bee "a lynching"). ![]() > Used metaphorically for "busy worker" since 1530s. We sit down with the director of Contra: Shattered Soldier to get his thoughts on the game, the series, and the action genre in general. ![]() After being reminded of MIT's yearly integration bee, where competitors race each other in integrating the most arcane functions, I started thinking - it's obviously modeled after the more common spelling bees, but why are spelling bees called spelling bees? and merriam webster were unhelpful, only offering that spelling bees were first attested in 18, respectively.
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