hoven

American  

[hoh-vuhn] / ˈhoʊ vən /

adjective

1. affected with bloat.

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noun

1. bloat.

Etymology

Origin of hoven

First recorded in 1545–55; special use of past participle of heave

Example Sentences

Nollie lived on Bos en Hoven Straat, a block of identical attached houses with white curtains and potted plants in the windows.

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At Bos en Hoven Straat, however, Peter was a hero as one by one his family made us describe again what had happened.

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At the corner of Bos en Hoven Straat, I leaned my bike against a lamppost and stood panting, my heart throbbing in my throat.

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I biked to Bos en Hoven Straat and then with Flip and the children who happened to be at home, hurried to the Haarlem station.

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Life, like the clock, started again: mornings repairing watches in the workshop, noons most often bumping on my tireless bicycle out to Bos en Hoven Straat.

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