The hive of Roman liars.
Tennyson.
Hive bee (Zoˆl.), 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. To take shelter or lodgings together; to reside in a
collective body. Pope.
Hive"less, a. Destitute of a hive. Gascoigne.
Hiv"er (?), n. One who collects bees into a hive.
Hives (?), n. [Scot.; perh. akin to E. heave.] (Med.) (a) The croup.
(b) An eruptive disease (Varicella globularis), allied to the chicken
pox.
Hizz (?), v. i. To hiss. [Obs.] Shak.
Ho (?), pron. Who. [Obs.] In some Chaucer MSS.
{ Ho, Hoa } (?), n. [See Ho, interj., 2.] A stop; a halt; a moderation
of pace.
There is no ho with them.
Decker.
{ Ho, Hoa } (h), interj. [Cf. F. & G. ho.] 1. Halloo! attend! -- a call
to excite attention, or to give notice of approach. "What noise there,
ho?" Shak. "Ho! who's within?" Shak.
2. [Perhaps corrupted fr. hold; but cf. F. hau stop! and E. whoa.]
Stop! stand still! hold! - - a word now used by teamsters, but formerly
to order the cessation of anything. [Written also whoa, and, formerly,
hoo.]