bouncing Bet

[ bet ]

noun

Origin of bouncing Bet

1
First recorded in 1880–85
  • Also bouncing Bess [bes]. /bɛs/.

Words Nearby bouncing Bet

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How to use bouncing Bet in a sentence

  • Bees boomed about the ragged tufts of clover and bouncing Bet that fringed the side yard.

    Judith of the Cumberlands | Alice MacGowan
  • Bouncing-bet and her comely hearty cousins of the pink family made delightsome many a corner of our home garden.

    Home Life in Colonial Days | Alice Morse Earle
  • The plant commonly called Soapwort or bouncing Bet also bears other popular names, many of which are purely local.

  • bouncing Bet is too cheerful and rollicking a wanderer to awaken sentiment.

    Old-Time Gardens | Alice Morse Earle
  • It was common wayside "bouncing Bet," but the Harvester called it "soapwort."

    The Harvester | Gene Stratton Porter

British Dictionary definitions for bouncing Bet

bouncing Bet

/ (bɛt) /


noun
  1. another name for soapwort

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