SHIV

Shiv

A shiv is a slang term for any sharp or pointed implement used as a knife-like weapon. The Oxford English Dictionary suggests shive, a razor, documented in 1915, as the root word.

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shiv

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.
  3. A shim, i.e. a small library that transparently intercepts and modifies calls to an API, usually for compatibility purposes.

Verb

  1. To stab someone with a shiv.
  2. To stab someone with anything not normally used as a stabbing weapon.


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