Shives

If the weather was fine they carried their "shives" of bread and dripping, or bread and treacle, into the road in front of their houses and ate them in the intervals between "Here come three dukes a-riding," "Wallflowers, wallflowers, growing up so high," and "Poor Roger is dead and laid in his grave." ❋ Frederic William Moorman (1895)

They dated from the stump, and bits of the stump in the shape of "shives" were inwoven in their texture and made the wearer of them an unwilling penitent for weeks, or until use and the washboard had subdued them. ❋ John Burroughs (1879)

Estimated value of 3/4 of a ton of shives from unrotted stems, valuable for cattle, at $8.00 per ton 6.00 ❋ Various (N/A)

The shives are thus separated, and two tons of stalks reduced to half a ton of linten, which may be either taken at once to the retort or baled for shipment. ❋ Various (N/A)

The women used to take it next and comb it through a flax-comb; this got out all the shives and tow. ❋ Various (N/A)

They dated from the stump, and bits of the stump in the shape of “shives” were inwoven in their texture and made the wearer of them an unwilling penitent for weeks, or until use and the washboard had subdued them. ❋ Burroughs, John, 1837-1921 (1922)

Peas in your shoes are no worse than “shives” on your shirt. ❋ Burroughs, John, 1837-1921 (1922)

The flax-dresser with the shives, fibres, and dirt of flax covering his garments, and his face begrimed with flax-dirt has disappeared; the noise of his brake and swingling knife has ended, and the boys no longer make bonfires of his swingling tow. ❋ Alice Morse Earle (1881)

But after the bits of shives and sticks were subdued, and the knots humbled by use and the washboard, they were good garments. ❋ John Burroughs (1879)

"Ah, but if I lack half-a-dozen shives, how then?" said he. ❋ Emily Sarah Holt (1864)

"Even the rabble about the garrison throw shives of bread into our trenches," said Morgan; "and once or twice I have thought their muskets were loaden with peas instead of pellets." ❋ John Roby (1821)

Furthermore, laboratory trials are already ongoing in which the Kaurit® Light technologie is being used in combination with other wood-containing or wood-like materials, such as wood fibers or shives. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This invention, by the Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering in Bornim, Potsdam, features a machine for separating, classifying and purifying natural fibres and shives. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Posted on: Saturday, 21 November 2009, 08: 30 CST Surplus biomass from the production of flax shives, and generated from Brassica carinata, a yellow-flowered plant related to those ❋ Unknown (2009)

Fuels, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BFRE. OB), a company focused on changing the world's Dutch researchers have determined that surplus biomass from the production of flax shives, and generated from Brassica carinata, ❋ Unknown (2009)

Dutch researchers have determined that surplus biomass from the production of flax shives, and generated from Brassica carinata, ❋ Unknown (2009)

"The shives (or bark) were separated by striking the flax with a wooden knife, as the flax was held over a board, called a scutcheon board," Duis noted. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Geneva summit appears to have brought globalisation almost to a standstill population threw their weight on Saturday behind accelerating efforts to clinch an Dutch researchers have determined that surplus biomass from the production of flax shives, and generated from Brassica carinata, ❋ Unknown (2009)

[A-] Hey i [dislocated] [my left nut]. G- wow! how? A- I got shives! G- OMG ❋ Bobo55 (2011)

omg dave my shives are [dripping] off my ass into my shoes making [my feet] [sweaty] ❋ Max3934598e4545 (2005)

I tweeted some [Econ]. statistics on their post about the [Wage Gap], and I got [Shived] immediately, so now I can't see anything on their page. ❋ ChildOfHyperion (2016)

"Those new shoes you got on look [shive]." This word is also used in the New Orleans rap duo Big Tymers, in their song "still fly". It is said in these lyrics: "[Gator boots], with the pimped out [Gucci Suit], aint got no job, but I stay shive, (i stay shive)." Most people confuse the word shive in the song with "sharp", because most people aren't from New Orleans, and aren't familiar with that slang. ❋ Brad M. DeBlanc (2006)

"Man, you were really [shived] last night. You [peed] all over my [kitchen table]!” ❋ Jcola (2017)

[I've been] [shived] by [Steve Shives]! ❋ YourGameSucks (2016)

Example 1 *Top of [tights] is on show* Girl One: Ew, that girl is doing a shivee. Girl Two: Gross. Example 2 *Very [short skirt]* Girl 1: Hey, am I doing a shivee? Girl 2: No, [you're fine]. ❋ Partyatmyplace (2011)

if [you look good] you can [say something] like..."man, i look shive today dont i?" or if they [have a good] looking car or something, you could say, "man, thats a shive car." you can use it in the place of "cool". ❋ Brad DeBlanc (2004)

[yo], that's a shive [car]. ❋ Lm (2003)

verb: [Sorry i] didn't come hang out today. I was [shiving] so hard. noun: Steve is such a shive. He did nothing but watch "[COPS]" all day. ❋ Freeholdrules (2010)