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hives

/haɪvz/ noun C1
  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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Roll me into the hives of the wild bees that I may be stung to death, and bury me with the Hyaena, for I am most miserable of bears!
The Jungle Book, p. 40 · B2
A friend of mine was moving abroad and asked me to take over her hives for a summer.
Bees on the Roof, p. 1 · C1

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