shiv
pronunciation
How to pronounce shiv in British English:
UK [ʃɪv]
How to pronounce shiv in American English:
US [ʃɪv]
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- Noun:
- a knife used as a weapon
Word Origin
- shiv (n.)
- "a razor," 1915, variant of chive, thieves' cant word for "knife" (1670s), of unknown origin.
Example
- 1. Hardline hindu nationalist party shiv sena , a dominant political force in maharashtra , is backing the protests .
- 2. How 'd she know there was a shiv ?
- 3. Another inmate approaches and quickly hands him a shiv .
- 4. To fix this , remy sharp created the html5 shiv .
- 5. To promote the food of the native marathi culture , the shiv sena said it was " making a chain like mcdonalds " to sell a popular local fried snack .