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hive
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hive
1. a structure in which social bees live and rear their young
2. a colony of social bees

hive [hīv]
(agriculture)


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For him, it was not self-interest that caused potential witnesses to hive off in silence after le sieur Mahot, in the Vieux Marche at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, raised a meat cleaver against his screaming wife; they were acting out of family honor.
The company announced its decision to hive off non-core businesses to a separate entity; the company's name has since been changed from South India Corporation (Agencies) Ltd to Sical Logistics Ltd.
s attempt to hive off part of the patent infringement proceedings it is currently defending.
 
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