hoven

[ hoh-vuhn ]

adjective

1. affected with bloat.

noun

1. bloat ( def 5 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of hoven¹

First recorded in 1545–55; special use of past participle of heave

Example Sentences

Tom Piper, because a cheese should not be "hoven and puffed," like the cheeks of a piper.

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Being an antacid, it is very usefully employed when cattle are hoven or blown.

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The "hoven" in cattle, when at its height, can only be cured by acupuncturation.

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We have heard an Englishman talk of "taking an ouse that should have an ot water pipe, and a hoven."

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The incision is made in the same place that the trocar is inserted for puncturing that organ in cases of hoven.

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