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hove (root: heave)
CIDE DICTIONARY
hove, imp. & p. p.
hove, v. i. & t.
To rise; to swell; to heave; to cause to swell. Holland. Burns. [1913 Webster]
hove, v. i. [OE. hoven. See Hover.].
To hover around; to loiter; to lurk. Gower. [1913 Webster]
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