Definitions
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- noun Geordie, slang A
knife . - verb Geordie, slang To
stab , to knife.
Etymologies
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Examples
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He shortly returned and said, 'I had to "chiv" that fellow, he was not dead,' a cant word, meaning that he had to stab him.
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He shortly returned and said, 'I had to "chiv" that fellow, he was not dead,' a cant word, meaning that he had to stab him.
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Carrying a blade or 'chiv' in Scotland was rife in the late 40's/50's.
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Carrying a blade or 'chiv' in Scotland was rife in the late 40's/50's.
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Carrying a blade or 'chiv' in Scotland was rife in the late 40's/50's.
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Still, he'd been able to forge some of his cooper's tools, and he had two adzes, a chiv, three hollowing knives, and his planer.
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Kharl glanced at Warrl, who had been working with the chiv to smooth the rims of a red oak slack barrel.
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The chiv-less humans followed more slowly, slipping and sliding in their boots.
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His chiv had seen so much use they had been worn down nearly flush with the thick pads of his feet.
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So saying, she spun on her chiv and skated back into the crowd without waiting politely for a formal dismissal from Landgrave.
johnmperry commented on the word chiv
It's a knife, razor, etc. Also shiv
June 15, 2008