- the nest of wild bees or wasps, sometimes also applied to the nests of other insects, such as ants. It can even be extended to a crowd of troublesome people. In both 1605 and 1636, collections of criminals were referred to as an infamous byke of lawles limmars. In Banff in 1695, some of John Leel's children were accused of holling a bees' byke.... in tyme of sermon.
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