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单词 unhive
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unhivev.

Etymology: un- prefix2 1c.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈhive.
transitive. To turn out of a hive.
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1729 S. Madden Themistocles i. i. 2 These armed Millions, that, like some vast Swarm,..unhiv'd have left their Home To seek new Seats of Empire.
1736 D. Neal Hist. Puritans III. Pref. p. ix Having unhived a numerous swarm of labouring bees.
1879 R. Browning Ivan Ivanovitch in Idyls I. 71 Fancies, swarms that stung like bees unhived.
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