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beehiving

beehiving noun: the keeping of bees in hives. Also the present participle and gerund of beehive.

Noun

beehiving (uncountable)

  1. The keeping of bees in hives.
  2. (energy and fuel processing) The process which allows a coke oven to burn off gases before the oven is pushed.

Also used as

beehiving is also the present participle and gerund of beehive.

Origin of beehiving

From beehive + -ing.

Questions about beehiving

What does beehiving mean?
Beehiving means the keeping of bees in hives.
What part of speech is beehiving?
Beehiving is a noun.

Words near beehiving in the dictionary

  1. beehived
  2. beehiver
  3. beehivers
  4. beehives
  5. beehives of activity
  6. beehiving
  7. Beehler
  8. Beehlers
  9. beehood
  10. beehoon
  11. beehouse

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