shives

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

shives

  1. plural of shive

Yola[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English scheef, from Old English sċēaf, from Proto-West Germanic *skaub.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

shives

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

References[edit]

  • Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 135