shives

See also: Shives

English

Noun

shives

1. plural of shive

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English schyfe, from Proto-Germanic *skibō-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃiːvz/

Noun

shives

1. The chaff and blind grain blown farthest in winnowing.

References

• Kathleen A. Browne (1927), “THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD.”, in Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of lreland (Sixth Series)‎^[1], volume 17, number 2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 135