. A dictionary of practical apiculture. Bees. PRACTICAL APICULTURE. 61 Worcester, and other authorities, give substantially the same definitions. The best etymological authorities agree that the words are originally the same. They may, therefore, be used interchangeably. Raw Wax.—A name given by some old writers to pollen. It is founded on the erroneous idea that bees collect wax. Rebate.—See Rabbet. Rectangle.—A figure in which all the angles are right angles. It must therefore be four-sided. The sides, however, need not be all equal. The opposite sides must be equal. A rectangle is not neces
. A dictionary of practical apiculture. Bees. PRACTICAL APICULTURE. 61 Worcester, and other authorities, give substantially the same definitions. The best etymological authorities agree that the words are originally the same. They may, therefore, be used interchangeably. Raw Wax.—A name given by some old writers to pollen. It is founded on the erroneous idea that bees collect wax. Rebate.—See Rabbet. Rectangle.—A figure in which all the angles are right angles. It must therefore be four-sided. The sides, however, need not be all equal. The opposite sides must be equal. A rectangle is not neces- sarily oblong; it maybe a square, for every square is a rectangle, though every rectangle is not a square. Re-liive.—We would suggest the more general use of this word to signify the transposing of frames and bees from one hive to another where the combs are not cut out, and put in new frames. We need such a word to signify the minor operation of transposing from the more im- portant one of transferring, and the expression, re-hiving, seems to us to meet the case. See Transfer. Render Wax, To.—To melt and clarify it. This is best done in the Wax Extractor, but may be done in a common pot or kettle. See Wax. Rhomb.—A four-sided figure whose sides are all equal and the opposite sides parallel to each other, but whose angles are un- equal, two of the angles being obtuse and two acute. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Phin, John, 1830-1913. [from old catalog]. New York, The Industrial publication company
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