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shive

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shive

1  [shahyv]
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–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; ME; c. G Scheibe, ON skīfa; akin to sheave 2
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shive

2  [shiv, shahyv]
–noun
1. a splinter or fragment of the husk of flax, hemp, etc.
2. boon 3 .
Origin:
1475–85; earlier scyfe; c. dial. D schif, MD scheve, G Schebe; akin to shiver 2

boon

3  [boon]
–noun Textiles.
the ligneous waste product obtained by braking and scutching flax.
Also called shive, shove.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME (north) bone; cf. OE bune reed
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