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shiv

shiv [ shiv ]


noun  (plural shivs)
Definition:
 
knife: a pocketknife, often a switchblade or razor, used as a weapon



transitive verb  (past and past participle shivved, present participle shiv·ving, 3rd person present singular shivs)
Definition:
 
cut somebody: to slash or stab somebody with a shiv

[Late 17th century. Origin ?]
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