"bishy barnabee" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bishy barnabees [plural]
Etymology: Thought to be from Bishop Barnaby. Head templates: {{en-noun|nolinkhead=1}} bishy barnabee (plural bishy barnabees)
  1. (dialectal, Norfolk, UK, archaic) A ladybird. Tags: Norfolk, UK, archaic, dialectal Categories (lifeform): Beetles

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2009, Sylvia Kent, Folklore of Essex",
          "text": "On finding a ladybird, a girl would place it on the back of her hand and gently blow it away after reciting the rhyme:\nBishy, bishy Barnabee\nTell me when my wedding will be, […]",
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          "text": "“Bishies...bishy barnabees, them's called hereabouts. Some say the name is ladybird, but them's more likely to be eaten by a bird.”",
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          "text": "On finding a ladybird, a girl would place it on the back of her hand and gently blow it away after reciting the rhyme:\nBishy, bishy Barnabee\nTell me when my wedding will be, […]",
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