bee gum
noun Southern and South Midland U.S.
a gum tree, hollowed especially by decay, in which bees live or from which hives are made.
a beehive.
Origin of bee gum
An Americanism dating back to 1810–20
Words nearby bee gum
bee beetle,
bee bird,
bee block,
bee fly,
bee glue,
bee gum,
bee in one's bonnet,
bee killer,
bee martin,
bee moth,
bee orchid
Example sentences from the Web for bee gum
It was a very useless thing, and foolish too, to be throwing a cat into a bee-gum; for this was nothing else.
The Memories of Fifty Years |William H. SparksThem two boys will fight a bee-gum o' sucklin' wildcats—tooth and toe-nail.
In Happy Valley |John FoxWell, I am going back for a bee-gum I saw in a fence corner.
The Prodigal Judge |Vaughan Kester