shiv
[ shiv ]
nounSlang.
a knife, especially a switchblade.
Also called shank . an improvised or homemade weapon for cutting or stabbing, especially one honed by a prison inmate or used by a criminal.
verb (used with object)
to cut or stab (someone) with a shiv; shank.
Origin of shiv
1First recorded in 1665–75; perhaps alteration of Romani chiv “blade”
- Rarely chiv .
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British Dictionary definitions for shiv
shiv
/ (ʃɪv) /
noun
a variant spelling of chiv
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