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Rareshiv
The correct spelling is shiv.
How to pronounce shiv
/ʃɪv/
nounIPA: /ʃɪv/
Say it like: Shi-v
The correct spelling is shiv. A knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush).
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush).
- 2.A particular woody by-product of processing flax or hemp.
verb
- 1.To stab someone with a shiv.
- 2.(by extension) To stab someone with anything not normally used as a stabbing weapon.
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