English

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪv|-ɪv

Noun
en-noun

1. A knife. Usually associated with a makeshift instrument fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush).

Verb
en-verb|shivs|shivving|shivved|shivved

1. To stab someone with a shiv
2. (By extension) To stab someone with anything not intended as a stabbing weapon

Etymology
rfc-level|Etymology not at level 3
First attested 1665�1675, probably from "chiv", Romany for blade

• 2007-06-04 13:09 - AutoFormat - +{{rfc-level|Etymology not at level 3}}

Full Revision History