Hiving
//ˈhaɪvɪŋ// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The process by which something is hived; separation and storage. countable, uncountable
"There are districts of Canada mainly settled from Paisley and neighbourhood, the hivings off at such seasons as we have referred to, with whose settlement he had not a little to do, and where his memory is embalmed."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of hive form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"There are districts of Canada mainly settled from Paisley and neighbourhood, the hivings off at such seasons as we have referred to, with whose settlement he had not a little to do, and where his memory is embalmed."
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