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Webster 1913 Edition
Shive
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Shive
SHIVE
,Noun.
1. A slice; a thin cut; as a shive of bread. [Not in use.]
2. A thin flexible piece cut off. [Not in use.]
3. A little piece or fragment; as the shives of flax made by breaking