Hiving

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hive \Hive\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hived}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Hiving}.]
     1. To collect into a hive; to place in, or cause to enter, a
        hive; as, to hive a swarm of bees.
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     2. To store up in a hive, as honey; hence, to gather and
        accumulate for future need; to lay up in store.
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              Hiving wisdom with each studious year. --Byron.
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