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shive |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shive \Shive\, n. [See {Sheave}, n.] 1. A slice; as a shive of bread. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Shak. 2. A thin piece or fragment; specifically, one of the scales or pieces of the woody part of flax removed by the operation of breaking. 3. A thin, flat cork used for stopping a wide-mouthed bottle; also a thin wooden bung for casks.
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