shive

  1. Noun.  A slice, especially of bread.
  2. Noun.  (obsolete) A sheave.
  3. Noun.  A beam or plank of split wood.
  4. Noun.  A flat, wide cork for plugging a large hole.
  5. Noun.  (obsolete) A splinter; a particle of fluff on the surface of cloth or other material.
  6. Noun.  (context, paper-makin) A particle of impurity in finished paper.
  7. Noun.  (slang) A knife.
  8. Noun.  (alternative spelling of, shiva) .

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