noun
shive
Shive (noun) means a slice, especially of bread.
noun
1
A slice, especially of bread.
2
A beam or plank of split wood.
3
A flat, wide cork for plugging a large hole or closing a wide-mouthed bottle.
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Etymology
A parallel form of sheave, from Middle English schyve, from Proto-West Germanic *skībā, from Proto-Germanic *skībǭ, presumably through an Old English *sċīfe (though it is not attested before the Middle English period). Cognate with German Scheibe, late Old Norse skífa (“slice”), brauðskífa (“slice of bread”) (whence Danish skive (“disc, slice”)), Dutch schijf (“disc, slice”).
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What is the meaning of shive?
"shive" (noun) means a slice, especially of bread.
What are the different meanings of shive?
"shive" has 3 main meanings: 1. A slice, especially of bread; 2. A beam or plank of split wood; 3. A flat, wide cork for plugging a large hole or closing a wide-mouthed bottle.