1892. Tit-Bits, 17 Sept., p. 419, c. 1. ‘We’ve come to get hitched,’ said the man, bashfully.
2. (American).—To agree. Also to hitch horses.
To hitch one’s team to the fence, verb. phr. (American).—To settle down.
Hittite, subs. (pugilists’).—A prize fighter.
English synonyms.—Basher; bruiser; dukester; fistite; knight of the fist; gemman of the fancy; milling-cove; pug; puncher; scrapper; slasher; slogger; slugger; sparring-bloke.
1823. Bee, Dict. Turf, s.v. Hittites—boxers and ring-goers assembled.
1860. The Druid, Post and Paddock. ‘The Fight for the Belt.’ And the Sherwood Ranger, bold Bendigo, Is on training no more intent; But the trout full well that ex-Hittite know On a Summer’s eve in the Trent.
Hive, subs. (venery).—The female pudendum. Cf. Honey. Hence, verbally, to hive it = to effect intromission.
Verb (American cadet).—To steal. For synonyms, see Prig.
To get hived, verb. phr. (American Cadets’ and popular).—1. To be caught out in a scrape. Also, to be hidden. To be hived perfectly frigid = to be caught in flagrante delicto.