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chivs

chivs is the plural of chiv.

chivs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of chiv.

Meaning of chiv

Noun

chiv (plural chivs)

  1. The scooped-out portion at the end of a stave used to make a cask, where the croze will be incised.
  2. A cooper's tool used to make that section.

Questions about chivs

What is chivs the plural of?
Chivs is the plural of chiv.

Words near chivs in the dictionary

  1. chivies
  2. Chivilcoy
  3. chiving
  4. chivito
  5. chivitos
  6. chivs
  7. chivved
  8. chivvied
  9. chivvier
  10. chivviers
  11. chivvies

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