See Also: hoven(medicine)
hoven(dictionary)

hoven (iou)



hoven adjective & noun. M16.
[pa. pple of HEAVE verb.]
A. adjective. Swollen, bloated. Now dial. M16.
b. noun. Distension of the stomachs of cattle with gas, usu. owing to overfeeding on clover etc.; bloat. Cf. HEAVE noun 2, HOOVE. M19.