Shive

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shive \Shive\, n. [See {Sheave}, n.]
     1. A slice; as, a shive of bread. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
        --Shak.
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     2. A thin piece or fragment; specifically, one of the scales


        or pieces of the woody part of flax removed by the
        operation of breaking.
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     3. A thin, flat cork used for stopping a wide-mouthed bottle;
        also, a thin wooden bung for casks.
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