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noun Slang.
- a knife, especially a switchblade.
noun
- a variant spelling of chiv
“a razor,” 1915, variant of chive, thieves’ cant word for “knife” (1670s), of unknown origin.
shiv
noun Slang.
noun
“a razor,” 1915, variant of chive, thieves’ cant word for “knife” (1670s), of unknown origin.