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A large bee of the genus Bombus, sometimes called humblebee; -- so named from its sound.

Yielding; pliable or compliant; ready to obey; obedient; tractable; docile; meek; humble. [Obs.] So wild a beast, so tame ytaught to be, And buxom to his bands, is joy to see. Spenser. I submit myself unto this holy church of Christ, to be ever buxom and obedient to the ordinance of it. Foxe.

A humble inn or house of rest for travelers, where coffee is sold. [Turkey]

One's usual occupation, or employment; vocation; business; trade. The humble calling of ter female parent. Thackeray.

or more objects offered; to elect; as, to choose the least of two evils. Choose me for a humble friend. Pope.

of being contrite; deep sorrow and repentance for sin, because sin is displeasing to God; humble penitence; through repentance. My future days shall be one whole contrition. Dryden.

Living or messing together; familiar; in companionship. Humble folk ben Christes friends: they ben contubernial with the Lord, thy King. Chaucer.

producing coral; coraligerous; coralliferous. Humble.

Set or covered with cottages. Even humble Harting's cottaged vale. Collins.

imber . . . cut down in the mountains of Cilicia." Knolles. (b) To put down; to abash; to humble, [Obs] "So great is his natural eloquence, that he cuts doun the finest orator." Addison (c) To lessen; to retrench; to curtail; as, to cut down expenses. (d) (Naut.) To raze; as, to cut down a frigate into a sloop. -- To…

y, however, that, without any daubing at all, I am very sincerely your very affectionate, humble servant. Smollett.

Cast down; humble; submissive. [Obs.] He down descended like a most demiss And abject thrall. Spenser.

Downcast; submissive; humble. [R.] They pray with demissive eyelids. Lord (1630).

In a humble manner. [Obs.]

To yield or submit; to humble; to lower; as, to demit one's self to humble duties. [R.]

il; prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented; strong expression of disapprobation. Humble deprecation. Milton.

Serving to deprecate; tending to remove or avert evil by prayer; apologetic. Humble and deprecatory letters. Bacon.

To bring down or humble; to abase, as pride.

Pressed or forced down; lowed; sunk; dejected; dispirited; sad; humbled.

Fully prostrate; humble; low; rude. [Obs.] How may weak mortal ever hope to file His unsmooth tongue, and his deprostrate style. G. Fletcher.