Hivite
English
Noun
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
hive
+
-ite
, as a pun on
bees
and
beehives
.
Noun
Hivite
(
plural
Hivites
)
(
slang
)
A student or alumnus of
St Bees School
, West Cumbria, England.
References
John Camden Hotten (
1873
)
The Slang Dictionary
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