Antonyms for shive
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : shahyv |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʃaɪv |
Definition of shive
Origin :- early 13c., "slice of bread; thin piece cut off," perhaps from an unrecorded Old English *scifa, cognate with Old Saxon sciva, Middle Dutch schive, Dutch schijf, Old High German sciba, German Scheibe; see skive (v.1). From 1869 as "thin, flat cork for a bottle."
- As in cork : noun type of plug
- Pray you, sit down with us, Mr Ferris,” said she; “we shall not lack a shive for you.
- Extract from : « Robin Tremayne » by Emily Sarah Holt
Synonyms for shive
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