English

Pronunciation
IPA|/��ɪv/

Etymology 1
A parallel form of sheave, from a Germanic base which probably existed in Old English (though is not attested before the Middle English period). Cognate with German Scheibe, Dutch schiff.

Noun
en-noun

1. A slice, especially of bread.

#*1980, Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers:
#*:In my cool room with the shutters shut and the thin shives of air and light coming through the slats, I cried myself to sleep in an overloud selfpitying transport.

1. obsolete A sheave.
2. A beam or plank of split wood.
3. A flat, wide cork for plugging a large hole.

Etymology 2
From a Germanic base which probably existed in Old English (though is not attested before the Middle English period). Cognate with German Schebe, Dutch scheef.

Noun
en-noun

1. obsolete a splinter; a particle of fluff on the surface of cloth or other material
2. (Paper-making) a particle of impurity in finished paper

Etymology 3
Variant of chiv, from Romani. chiv, chive.

Noun
en-noun

1. slang A knife.

#*2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 50:
#*:So every alleyway down here, every shadow big enough to hide a shive artist with a grudge, is a warm invitation to rewrite history.

ru:shive

• 2007-11-23 10:49 - Widsith - /* Etymology 3 */

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