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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, especially of bread
    "He cut a thin shive from the loaf"
     
  3. A thin piece or fragment, especially one of the woody scales removed from flax during processing

Derived forms: shives

Encyclopedia: Shive, Texas