'To line bees' definitions:

Definition of 'To line bees'

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Line \Line\ (l[imac]n), v. t.
1. To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines; as, to line a copy book. [1913 Webster]
He had a healthy color in his cheeks, and his face, though lined, bore few traces of anxiety. --Dickens. [1913 Webster]
2. To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray. [R.] "Pictures fairest lined." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
3. To read or repeat line by line; as, to line out a hymn. [1913 Webster]
This custom of reading or lining, or, as it was frequently called "deaconing" the hymn or psalm in the churches, was brought about partly from necessity. --N. D. Gould. [1913 Webster]
4. To form into a line; to align; as, to line troops. [1913 Webster]
To line bees, to track wild bees to their nest by following their line of flight.
To line up (Mach.), to put in alignment; to put in correct adjustment for smooth running. See 3d Line, 19. [1913 Webster]