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shivey, a.|ˈʃɪvɪ| Also shivvy (Eng. Dial. Dict.) and sheavy. [f. shive n.2 + -y1.] Full of shives (see also quot. 1884).
1884W. S. B. McLaren Spinning (ed. 2) 189 In the wool-sorting a good deal can be done, but when wool is full of burrs, seeds, etc., and is what is generally called ‘shivey’, sorting and shaking can do little. 1937[see shive n.2 2]. |