Example sentences from the Web for chiv

A knife is also called a chiv by the lowest class all over England.
The English Gipsies and Their Language|Charles G. Leland
To chiv in English Gipsy means as much and more than to fix in America, in fact, it is applied to almost any kind of action.
The English Gipsies and Their Language|Charles G. Leland
Harry poured half a can of oil upon the bearings of the chiv wheel with almost loving tenderness.
The Cross-Cut|Courtney Ryley Cooper
Chiv, my dear fellow, go out and see what sort of a night it is.'
Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit|Charles Dickens

Chival′ric, Chiv′alrous, pertaining to chivalry: bold: gallant.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

chiv

shiv (ʃɪv)

/ (tʃɪv, ʃɪv) slang /

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noun

a knife

verb chivs, chivving, chivved, shivs, shivving or shivved

to stab (someone)

Word Origin for chiv

C17: perhaps from Romany chiv blade

Words nearby chiv

chittamwood, chitter, chitterlings, Ch'iu Ch'u-chi, Chiusi, chiv, chivalric, chivalrous, chivalry, chivaree, chive

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单词	chiv
释义	Example sentences from the Web for chiv A knife is also called a chiv by the lowest class all over England. The English Gipsies and Their Language\|Charles G. Leland To chiv in English Gipsy means as much and more than to fix in America, in fact, it is applied to almost any kind of action. The English Gipsies and Their Language\|Charles G. Leland Harry poured half a can of oil upon the bearings of the chiv wheel with almost loving tenderness. The Cross-Cut\|Courtney Ryley Cooper Chiv, my dear fellow, go out and see what sort of a night it is.' Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit\|Charles Dickens Chival′ric, Chiv′alrous, pertaining to chivalry: bold: gallant. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various chiv shiv (ʃɪv) / (tʃɪv, ʃɪv) slang / SEE SYNONYMS FOR chiv ON THESAURUS.COM noun a knife verb chivs, chivving, chivved, shivs, shivving or shivved to stab (someone) Word Origin for chiv C17: perhaps from Romany chiv blade Words nearby chiv chittamwood, chitter, chitterlings, Ch'iu Ch'u-chi, Chiusi, chiv, chivalric, chivalrous, chivalry, chivaree, chive Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to chiv shave, cleave, divide, hack, slit, shred, split, slash, strip, carve, sever, gash, pierce, dissect, subdivide, incise, sunder, segment, dissever
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