Hivite

English

Etymology 1

Noun

Hivite (plural Hivites)

1. (historical) A member of one group of descendants of Canaan, son of Ham, according to the Table of Nations in Genesis 10 (10:17) in the Bible.

Etymology 2

hive +‎ -ite, as a pun on bees and beehives.

Noun

Hivite (plural Hivites)

1. (slang) A student or alumnus of St Bees School, West Cumbria, England.

References

• John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary