shive
1 Americannoun
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a sliver or fragment; splinter.
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a thin plug, as of wood or cork, for stopping the bunghole of a cask or the mouth of a bottle.
noun
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a flat cork or bung for wide-mouthed bottles
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an archaic word for slice
Etymology
Origin of shive1
1175–1225; Middle English; cognate with German Scheibe, Old Norse skīfa; akin to sheave 2
Origin of shive2
1475–85; earlier scyfe; cognate with dialectal Dutch schif, Middle Dutch scheve, German Schebe; akin to shiver 2
Example Sentences
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Pray you, give me leave to help you to another shive of the beef.
From For the Master's Sake A Story of the Days of Queen Mary by Petherick, Horace
The way 'e'd shive yer were sutthin' to see.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, September 26, 1891 by Various
Come now, another shive of mutton? well, then, a piece o’ th’ pasty—do!
From For the Master's Sake A Story of the Days of Queen Mary by Petherick, Horace
The latter, in the latest discoveries of modern science, seem to have stolen a shive from the ancient loaf in the expectation that it would not be detected.
From Ancient and Modern Physics by Willson, Thomas E.
Only look you—” “A shive of beef, Sister?” interpolated Rachel, who had no notion of allowing the theoretical to take precedence of the practical.
From Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada by Holt, Emily Sarah
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