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.
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.
• (wood fragment of the husk of flax or hemp): boon, shove
shive (plural shives)
Alternative form of shiv
shive
Alternative spelling of shiva
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Shive (plural Shives)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Shive is the 16975th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1674 individuals. Shive is most common among White (93.49%) individuals.
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Source: Wiktionary
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
17 June 2025
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
