beehiver en · NOUN
Etymology
From beehive + -er.
Meanings
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(dialectal) A keeper of a beehive; beekeeper.
The beehiver looked at him sideways and away again. Or do ye not know where it is you're a-goin? I don't know, Holme said. Why are ye goin then? Goin where? The beehiver didn't answer.
2010, Cormac McCarthy, Outer Dark, page 81:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| beehivers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |