bouncing Bet

[ bet ]
/ bɛt /

noun

Also bouncing Bess [bes] /bɛs/.

Origin of bouncing Bet

First recorded in 1880–85

Example sentences from the Web for bouncing bet

  • 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

British Dictionary definitions for bouncing bet

bouncing Bet
/ (bɛt) /

noun

another name for soapwort