beehive hut, noun phrase
- Origin:
- From its honeycomb shape.
Often in historical contexts: a traditional semi-spherical dwelling of southern African peoples, typically constructed from a light timber framework covered with reeds or grass and with a low doorway.
[2004 H. Crampton The Sunburnt Queen 37The hemispherical or beehive-shaped huts were built with a framework of supple green branches, plastered over with daga, a mixture of clay and cattle dung.]
2014 webfrenzy.co.za (DSAE Corpus)Cases of San building a type of Khoi mat beehive hut were also recorded by travelers during the early part of the nineteenth century.
a traditional semi-spherical dwelling of southern African peoples, typically constructed from a light timber framework covered with reeds or grass and with a low doorway.
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