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Definition of Shive
1. n. A slice; as, a shive of bread.
Definition of Shive
1. Noun. A slice, especially of bread. ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) A sheave. ¹
3. Noun. A beam or plank of split wood. ¹
4. Noun. A flat, wide cork for plugging a large hole. ¹
5. Noun. (obsolete) A splinter; a particle of fluff on the surface of cloth or other material. ¹
6. Noun. (context: paper-makin) A particle of impurity in finished paper. ¹
7. Noun. (slang) A knife. ¹
8. Noun. (alternative spelling of shiva) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shive
1. a thin fragment [n -S]
Medical Definition of Shive
1. 1. A slice; as, a shive of bread. 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. See: Sheave. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shive
Literary usage of Shive
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Courts and Lawyers of Pennsylvania: A History, 1623-1923 by Frank Marshall Eastman (1922)
"He married Emma J. shive, and they were the parents of three children, of whom
Philip S. ... Philip S. Moyer, son of Charles F. and Emma J. (shive) Moyer, ..."
2. The Dialect of Craven: In the West-Riding of the County of York by William Carr (1828)
"... he would instantly exclaim, " what, barn, thou's geen me a shiver !" The word
rhymes with driver. Minshew explains shive or shiver by segmen, ..."
3. A History of Texas and Texans by Francis White Johnson, Ernest William Winkler (1914)
"TH shive. A highly successful business man of Vernon, TH shive has lived in that
city since ... Mr. TH shive grew up in the vicinity of historic old Goliad, ..."
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