Shiv

noun

/ʃɪv/

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.nounA knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush).

2.nounA particular woody by-product of processing flax or hemp.

3.verbTo stab someone with a shiv.

4.verb(by extension) To stab someone with anything not normally used as a stabbing weapon.

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