Shīve, n.

n. [L. Ger. schieve, H. Ger. scheibe, D. schijf, Dan. skive, Sw. skifva, Icel. skifa, from skifa, to split. Cf. SHEAVE.]

1. A slice; a thin cut; as, a shive of bread. [Obs.] Shak.
2. A little piece or fragment; as, the shives of flax made by breaking.