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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1925

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HUIVE, v. Also hoove, huivv. To remain, stay (Rxb. 1825 Jam., hoove); to cease, desist, forbear (Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.). [høv]Rxb. 1925 E. C. Smith Mang Howes 15:
Never huivvin ti ruize Jethart high; never devaaldin ti crack prood an massy aboot its bonnie bits an its history.

[O.Sc. hove, to remain stationary, from c.1450; huve, from c.1475; Mid.Eng. hove, id., from c.1220, of uncertain orig.]

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