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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.
Origin of hive
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English hȳf; akin to Old Norse hūfr “ship's hull,” Latin cūpa “vat”
OTHER WORDS FROM hive
hiveless, adjectivehivelike, adjectivehiver, nounWords nearby hive
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British Dictionary definitions for hive
hive
/ (haɪv) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of hive
hivelike, adjectiveWord Origin for hive
Old English hӯf; related to Westphalian hüwe, Old Norse hūfr ship's hull, Latin cūpa barrel, Greek kupē, Sanskrit kūpa cave
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