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Noun: shive  shIv
  1. A thin, flat cork used for stopping a wide-mouthed bottle; also, a thin wooden bung for casks
     
  2. A slice
    "a shive of bread"
     
  3. A thin piece or fragment; specifically, one of the scales or pieces of the woody part of flax removed by the operation of breaking

Derived forms: shives

Encyclopedia: Shive, Texas