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SHIV
shiv
(noun) a knife used as a weapon
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
shiv (plural shivs)
A knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush).
A particular woody by-product of processing flax or hemp.
Synonyms
• (improvised stabbing weapon): shank (slang)
Verb
shiv (third-person singular simple present shivs, present participle shivving, simple past and past participle shivved)
To stab someone with a shiv.
(by extension) To stab someone with anything not normally used as a stabbing weapon.
Synonyms
• shank (slang)
Anagrams
• IHVS, IHVs
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Shiv
A male given name from Sanskrit mainly used in India.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Shiv
A diminutive of the female given name Siobhan.
Anagrams
• IHVS, IHVs
Source: Wiktionary
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