hived off; hiving off; hives off
Definition of hive off
chiefly British
: to break away from or as if from a group : become separate
chiefly British
: to make separate: such as
a
: to remove from a group
hive off the rookies for special training
b
: to assign (assets, responsibilities, etc.) to another
c
: spin off
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The first known use of hive off was circa 1856
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