shives
See also: Shives
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]shives
Yola
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English schyfe, from Proto-Germanic *skibō-.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]shives
- 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