shiv

Etymology
First attested 1915. From, , , , from , ,.

Noun

 * 1) A knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush).
 * 2) A particular woody by-product of processing flax or hemp.
 * 1) A particular woody by-product of processing flax or hemp.
 * 1) A particular woody by-product of processing flax or hemp.
 * 1) A particular woody by-product of processing flax or hemp.

Translations

 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: omatekoinen veitsi
 * French:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:

Verb

 * 1) To stab someone with a shiv.
 * 2)  To stab someone with anything not normally used as a stabbing weapon.
 * 1)  To stab someone with anything not normally used as a stabbing weapon.

Synonyms

 * shank

Translations

 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Italian:
 * Russian: пырну́ть зато́чкой


 * Russian: