HIVED
Verb
hived
simple past tense and past participle of hive
Source: Wiktionary
HIVE
Hive, n. Etym: [OE. hive, huve, AS. h.]
1. A box, basket, or other structure, for the reception and habitation of a swarm of honeybees. Dryden.
2. The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees. Shak.
3. A place swarming with busy occupants; a crowd. The hive of Roman liars. Tennyson. Hive bee (Zoöl.), the honeybee.
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.
2. To store up in a hive, as honey; hence, to gather and accumulate for future need; to lay up in store. Hiving wisdom with each studious year. Byron.
Hive, v. i.
Definition: To take shelter or lodgings together; to reside in a collective body. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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