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Added 9 October 2026

shiv

/ʃɪv/ noun

First recorded: 1915 Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about shiv at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A knife used as a weapon.

Origin

First attested 1915. From chive, chieve, chife, chiv (“knife”), from Romani chive, chiv, chivvomengro (“knife, dagger, blade”).

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