Hivite
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
Hivite (plural Hivites)
- (historical) A member of one group of descendants of Canaan, son of Ham, according to the Table of Nations in Genesis 10 (10:17) in the Bible.
Etymology 2[edit]
hive + -ite, as a pun on bees and beehives.
Noun[edit]
Hivite (plural Hivites)
- (slang) A student or alumnus of St Bees School, West Cumbria, England.
References[edit]
- John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary