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shive

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[ shahyv ]
/ ʃaɪv /
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noun
a sliver or fragment; splinter.
a thin plug, as of wood or cork, for stopping the bunghole of a cask or the mouth of a bottle.
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Origin of shive

1
1175–1225; Middle English; cognate with German Scheibe,Old Norse skīfa; akin to sheave2

Words nearby shive

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Other definitions for shive (2 of 2)

shive2
[ shiv, shahyv ]
/ ʃɪv, ʃaɪv /
noun
a splinter or fragment of the husk of flax, hemp, etc.
boon3.

Origin of shive

2
1475–85; earlier scyfe; cognate with dialectal Dutch schif,Middle Dutch scheve,German Schebe; akin to shiver2
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Words related to shive

bobber, close, float, oak, phellem, plug, seal, spike, stop, stopper, stopple

How to use shive in a sentence

  • Pray you, sit down with us, Mr Ferris,” said she; “we shall not lack a shive for you.

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British Dictionary definitions for shive

shive
/ (ʃaɪv) /
noun
a flat cork or bung for wide-mouthed bottles
an archaic word for slice

Word Origin for shive

C13: from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German schīve; see sheave 1
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