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shive

[shahyv]

shive

1[shahyv]
noun
1.
a sliver or fragment; splinter.
2.
a thin plug, as of wood or cork, for stopping the bunghole of a cask or the mouth of a bottle.

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

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Shive is always a great word to know.
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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shive

2[shiv, shahyv]
noun
1.
a splinter or fragment of the husk of flax, hemp, etc.
2.
boon3.

Origin:
1475–85; earlier scyfe; cognate with dialectal Dutch schif, Middle Dutch scheve, German Schebe; akin to shiver2
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shive (ʃaɪv)
 
n
1.  a flat cork or bung for wide-mouthed bottles
2.  an archaic word for slice
 
[C13: from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German schīve; see sheave1]

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