Hives
Pronunciation : Hives
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Scot.; perh. akin to E. heave.] (Med.) (a) The croup. (b) An eruptive disease (Varicella globularis), allied to the chicken pox.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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