Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A thin piece cut off; a slice: as, a shive of bread.
- noun A splinter: same as
shiver , 2. - noun A cork stopper large in diameter in proportion to its length, as the flat cork of a jar or wide-mouthed bottle.
- noun A small iron wedge for fastening the bolt of a window-shutter.
- noun A fragment of the rind or outer bark of flax, hemp, etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Obs. or Prov. Eng. A slice.
- noun A thin piece or fragment; specifically, one of the scales or pieces of the woody part of flax removed by the operation of breaking.
- noun A thin, flat cork used for stopping a wide-mouthed bottle; also, a thin wooden bung for casks.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete A
splinter ; a particle of fluff on the surface of cloth or other material. - noun A particle of impurity in finished
paper . - noun Alternative spelling of
shiva . - noun A
slice , especially of bread. - noun obsolete A
sheave . - noun A
beam orplank of split wood. - noun A flat, wide
cork for plugging a large hole. - noun slang A
knife .
Etymologies
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Examples
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There is no reason ” no reason whatsoever ” for Jews to sit "shive" for Israel's soul.
Dissent & Israel: An Exchange Novick, Ivan J. 1982
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I opened the door of 10-8 with my own little klootch, and inside our malenky quarters all was quiet, the pee and em both being in sleepland, and mum had laid out on the table on malenky bit of supper - a couple of lomticks of tinned sponge - meat with a shive or so of kleb and butter, a glass of the old cold moloko.
Where's the show? John Myles Aavedal 2010
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Let her go to jail but give her helpful advice, like "Honey, stick with the Aryan Brotherhood, they're the only gang that'll want you." or "Hide your shive in your bra, the Johnny Law will never look there." stuff like that.
Torn and conflicted .... Lisa B. 2007
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This body shive of this board will be to workaharaj said.
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"A shive of beef, Sister?" interpolated Rachel, who had no notion of allowing the theoretical to take precedence of the practical.
Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada Emily Sarah Holt 1864
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"Pray you, sit down with us, Mr Ferris," said she; "we shall not lack a shive for you."
Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution Emily Sarah Holt 1864
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Come now, another shive of mutton? well, then, a piece o 'th' pasty -- do!
For the Master's Sake A Story of the Days of Queen Mary Emily Sarah Holt 1864
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I'll say aught you want me, and I don't care what it is -- that the moon's made o 'green cheese, if you will, and I'd a shive last night for supper.
The King's Daughters Emily Sarah Holt 1864
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Cut and come again, 444. beard of formal, 69. him out in little stars, 107. is the branch, 41. loaf, to steal a shive of a, 104. most unkindest, of all, 113. take the short, 753.
Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature John Bartlett 1862
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Loaf, half a, is better than no bread, 15. to steal a shive of a cut, 104.
Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature John Bartlett 1862
feelsurreal commented on the word shive
To slice or cut, in Nadsat
January 7, 2009