shivereens

English

Noun

shivereens pl (plural only)

1. (UK, dialect, archaic) Small fragments; smithereens.
   • 1922, The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street, volume 1, page 151:

     Poor Charmer got deeper and deeper into falsehood, until one any he appeared with a mass of entangled wire in his hands, and declared that his machine had gone to shivereens.

References

• English Dialect Society (1878) “Shivereens, small pieces or shreds.”, in Publications, volume 10, page 50