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chiv

  • /t͡ʃɪv/

Rhymes with -ɪv

noun chivs

  1. alternative, slang Alternative form of shiv (“a knife”).
  2. The scooped-out portion at the end of a stave used to make a cask, where the croze will be incised.
  3. A cooper's tool used to make that section.

verb chivs · chivving · chivved

  1. alternative, slang Alternative form of shiv […] he had heard Corkery say afterwards, 'It's me that chived him, see feel the knife, it's wet.'

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@misc{chiv_2026,
  title = {chiv},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chiv},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}