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shiv

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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.

Verb

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

Proper noun

  1. A male given name from Sanskrit mainly used in India.
  2. A diminutive of the female given name Siobhan.

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