shive
1 of 3noun (1)
ˈshīv 
plural -s
1
archaic : slice
2
a
: a thin wooden bung for casks
b
: a thin flat cork for stopping a wide-mouthed bottle
shive
2 of 3noun (2)
ˈshiv ˈshīv
ˈshīv plural -s
: a small fragment of plant matter: such as
a
: a splinter of the woody part of flax removed in breaking
b
: a piece of the outside of a cornstalk
c
: a small bundle of fibers not completely separated during the preparation of pulp in papermaking
d
: a plant fragment remaining in scoured wool
shive
3 of 3 ˈshiv
Scottish variant of shove
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English sheve, shive sheave, slice
Noun (2)
Middle English schyfe, schyffe; akin to Middle Low German & Middle Dutch schēve shive, Middle High German schebe shive, Old English scēadan to divide, separate