shivs
shivs is the plural of shiv.
shivs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shiv.
Meaning of shiv
Noun
shiv (countable and uncountable, plural shivs)
- A knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush).
- It's perhaps fitting that I write this introduction in jail—that graduate school of survival. Here you learn how to use toothpaste as glue, fashion a shiv out of a spoon and build intricate communication networks.1971, Abbie Hoffman, “Introduction”, in Steal This Book, Pirate Editions / Grove Press
- Synonyms:
- shank
- A particular woody by-product of processing flax or hemp.
Words that rhyme with shivs
Questions about shivs
- What is shivs the plural of?
- Shivs is the plural of shiv.
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