the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
p. p. of heave.
adj. Affected with the disease called hoove.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A former past participle of heave.
See hooven.
Word Usage
"'Ere I've been a-keepin' your lamb-chops and truffles 'ot all this time, and if they's dried up' taint my fault, nor that of the hoven, which is as good"