SHIVE

Etymology 1

Noun

shive (plural shives)

A slice, especially of bread.

(obsolete) A sheave.

A beam or plank of split wood.

A flat, wide cork for plugging a large hole or closing a wide-mouthed bottle.

Etymology 2

Noun

shive (plural shives)

A splinter or fragment of the woody core of flax or hemp broken off in braking or scutching

A plant fragment remaining in scoured wool.

A piece of thread or fluff on the surface of cloth or other material.

(papermaking) A dark particle or impurity in finished paper resulting from a bundle of incompletely cooked wood fibres in the pulp.

Synonyms

• (wood fragment of the husk of flax or hemp): boon, shove

Etymology 3

Noun

shive (plural shives)

Alternative form of shiv

Etymology 4

Noun

shive

Alternative spelling of shiva

Anagrams

• hives

Proper noun

Shive (plural Shives)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Shive is the 16975^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1674 individuals. Shive is most common among White (93.49%) individuals.

Anagrams

• hives

Source: Wiktionary

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Shive, n. Etym: [See Sheave, n.]

1. A slice; as, a shive of bread. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Shak.

2. A thin piece or fragment; specifically, one of the scales or pieces of the woody part of flax removed by the operation of breaking.

3. A thin, flat cork used for stopping a wide-mouthed bottle; also, a thin wooden bung for casks.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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