Farmer’s Slang & Its Analogues. 1890–1909, rev. 2022.
Hivite
subs. (school).—A student of St. Bees’ (Cumberland).
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1865. John Bull, 11 Nov. To be a HIVITE has long been considered a little worse than a ‘literate.’… Of the value of some St. Bees’ testimonials we may form an estimate, etc., etc.
