shive

Shive — Shive, n. [See {Sheave}, n.] 1. A slice; as, a shive of bread. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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 — 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

shive — I. /ʃaɪv/ (say shuyv) noun 1. a thin wooden, cork or plastic bung for casks. 2. a thin flat cork for stopping a wide mouthed bottle. 3. Obsolete a slice. {Middle English: slice, probably from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German schīve} II. /ʃaɪv/… …   Australian English dictionary

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