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.
[1913 Webster]
3. A thin, flat cork used for stopping a wide-mouthed bottle; also, a thin wooden bung for casks. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
shive — [shīv] n. [ME shive < OE * scife, akin to Ger scheibe, disk, slice < IE * skeip < * skei , to cut: see SHIP] a broad, shallow cork, as for a wide mouthed bottle … English World dictionary
Shive — A shive is a wooden or plastic fitting used in ale casks. It is found on the curved side of the cask, arranged so that when the cask is on its side and the keystone is at the lowest part of the rim, the shive will be the highest point of the cask … Wikipedia
shive — I. ˈshīv noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English sheve, shive sheave, slice more at sheave 1. archaic : slice 2 … Useful english dictionary
shive — noun /ʃʌɪv/ a) A slice, especially of bread. 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. b) A beam or plank of split wood. So… … Wiktionary
Shive (disambiguation) — Shive may refer to:* Shive, a fitting used in ale casks * Shive wave machine, a device used to demonstrate waves and wave mechanics … Wikipedia
Shive wave machine — A Shive Wave Machine is a device used to demonstrate waves and wave mechanics. The Shive wave machine consists of a set of evenly spaces horizontal rods all attached to a square wire spine. Displacing a rod on one of the end will cause a wave to… … Wikipedia
shive — noun see shivah … New Collegiate Dictionary
shive — shive1 /shuyv/, n. 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. [1175 1225; ME; c. G Scheibe, ON skifa; akin to SHEAVE2] shive2 /shiv, shuyv/, n. 1. a… … Universalium
shive — I Mawdesley Glossary a slice of bread. II Cleveland Dialect List a slice, as [of] a loaf, an apple, a turnip (ON skífa) III North Country (Newcastle) Words a slice, as of bread or cheese … English dialects glossary
shive — [ʃʌɪv] noun a broad bung hammered into a hole in the top of a cask when the cask has been filled. Origin ME (in sense slice (of bread) , later piece of split wood ): related to sheave2 … English new terms dictionary
