Yellow-jacket
any of several paper wasps of the family vespidae, having black and bright yellow bands.
slang. a yellow capsule of phen-barbital.
historical examples
emerson’s wife and other western stories florence finch kelly
everyday adventures samuel scoville
on a donkey’s hurricane deck r. pitcher woodward
lippincott’s magazine, august, 1885 various
roughing it mark twain (samuel clemens)
my studio neighbors william hamilton gibson
tenting to-night mary roberts rinehart
noun
(us & canadian) any of several social wasps of the genus vespa, having yellow markings on the body
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