shiv

[ shiv ]

/ ʃɪv /

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noun Slang.

a knife, especially a switchblade.

Words nearby shiv

shittah, shittim, shittim wood, shitty, shiur, shiv, shiva, shiva-shakti, shivah, shivah asar betammuz, shivaree

Origin of shiv

1665–75; perhaps alteration of chiv blade < Romany

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Examples from the Web for shiv

“We are trying to make the weather cute,” Shiv Takhar, the other creator, says.
Weather Kitty App Makes Meteorology Fun|Melissa Fares|August 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In the mid-60s, the Shiv Sena spoke of the erosion of Marathi.
Mumbai on Edge With Shiv Sena Founder Bal Thackeray Ill|Dilip D’Souza|November 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Thackeray, it said, “like a veteran general, commanded his loyal Shiv Sainiks to retaliate by organized attacks against Muslims.”
Mumbai on Edge With Shiv Sena Founder Bal Thackeray Ill|Dilip D’Souza|November 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Yet the astonishing thing is that reports like these are music to the ears of the Shiv Sena.
Mumbai on Edge With Shiv Sena Founder Bal Thackeray Ill|Dilip D’Souza|November 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Because the big chief of his party, the Shiv Sena, went on life support two days ago.
Mumbai on Edge With Shiv Sena Founder Bal Thackeray Ill|Dilip D’Souza|November 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Shiv steered into the wash room, and the doors dropped back into place.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Shiv speeded up to forty miles an hour as he rolled to the top of a little hill.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
His gloved fingers closed on Squid Murphy and the killer called Shiv simultaneously.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
The man called Shiv was driving Delancy's get-away car at a conservative pace so as not to excite suspicion.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Shiver, shiv′ėr, n. a splinter, or small piece into which a thing breaks by sudden violence.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for shiv

shiv

/ (ʃɪv) /

noun

a variant spelling of chiv

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