bouncing Bet

bouncing Bet [bet] ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. soapwort.

Also bouncing Bess [bes] /bɛs/. Origin of bouncing Bet First recorded in 1880–85 Related Words for bouncing bet soapwort Examples from the Web for bouncing bet Historical Examples of bouncing bet

Bouncing-bet and her comely hearty cousins of the pink family made delightsome many a corner of our home garden.

Home Life in Colonial Days

Alice Morse Earle

British Dictionary definitions for bouncing bet bouncing Bet noun

1. another name for soapwort