2. To store up in a hive, as honey; hence, to gather and
accumulate for future need; to lay up in store.
[1913 Webster]
Hiving wisdom with each studious year. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
hived — haɪv n. beehive, structure inhabited by a colony of bees; something resembling a beehive; place full of busy activity v. go into a hive; cause to enter a hive; take shelter (as in a hive); store up, save in a safe place; live together like bees… … English contemporary dictionary
hive off — verb 1. remove from a group and make separate The unit was hived off from its parent company • Hypernyms: ↑discriminate, ↑separate, ↑single out • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. withdraw ( … Useful english dictionary
hive off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms hive off : present tense I/you/we/they hive off he/she/it hives off present participle hiving off past tense hived off past participle hived off 1) business to separate part of an organization or service and… … English dictionary
List of the animals in the Bible — See main article Animals in the Bible. The following is a list of animals whose name appears in the Bible. Whenever required for the identification, the Hebrew name will be indicated, as well as the specific term used by Zoologists. This list… … Wikipedia
Animals in the Bible — • The sacred books were composed by and for a people almost exclusively given to husbandry and pastoral life, hence in constant communication with nature Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Animals in the Bible Anima … Catholic encyclopedia
hive — I UK [haɪv] / US noun [countable] Word forms hive : singular hive plural hives a) a container in which bees live and make honey b) all the bees that live in a hive • a hive of activity II UK [haɪv] / US verb Word forms hive : present tense… … English dictionary
hive — [hīv] n. [ME hyfe < OE, akin to ON hūfr, ship s hull < IE * keup (< base * keu , to bend, curve) > L cupa, a tub] 1. a box or other shelter for a colony of domestic bees; beehive 2. a colony of bees living in a hive; swarm 3. a crowd… … English World dictionary
Hive — Hive, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hiving}.] 1. To collect into a hive; to place in, or cause to enter, a hive; as, to hive a swarm of bees. [1913 Webster] 2. To store up in a hive, as honey; hence, to gather and accumulate for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hiving — Hive Hive, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hiving}.] 1. To collect into a hive; to place in, or cause to enter, a hive; as, to hive a swarm of bees. [1913 Webster] 2. To store up in a hive, as honey; hence, to gather and accumulate… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hive — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hȳf; perhaps akin to Old Norse hūfr ship s hull, Latin cūpa tub, Sanskrit kūpa cave Date: before 12th century 1. a. a container for housing honeybees b. the usually aboveground nest of bees 2.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
