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Webster 1913 Edition


Hives

Hives

,
Noun.
[Scot.; perh. akin to E.
heave
.]
(Med.)
(a)
The croup.
(b)
An eruptive disease
(Varicella globularis)
, allied to the chicken pox.

Webster 1828 Edition


Hives

HIVES

,
Noun.
A disease, the croup, or cynanche trachealis; rattles.

Definition 2024


hives

hives

English

Noun

hives pl (plural only)

  1. Itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or due to other conditions.
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Etymology 2

See hive

Noun

hives

  1. plural of hive

Verb

hives

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of hive

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