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chive

noun
/t͡ʃaɪv/

Etymology

From Middle English chive, chyve, variant of chith, chyth, from Old English ċīþ (“shoot, scion, sprout”). Doublet of chit and scion.

  1. derived from cēpa — “onion”
  2. derived from cive
  3. inherited from cyve

Definitions

  1. A perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the onion.

  2. The leaves of this plant used as a herb.

    • Chive herb. (attributive use)
    • What a splendid pie, pizza-pizza pie / Every minute, every second, buy, buy, buy, buy, buy / Pepperoni and green peppers, mushrooms, olive, chives

  3. The spring onion

    The spring onion; the green onion; the scallion.

  4. ›+ 7 more definitions

    1. A piece cut off

      A piece cut off; sliver.

    2. The filament which supports the anther of a flower

      The filament which supports the anther of a flower; stamen, especially of saffron.

      • The chiues or threds in the middle of the floure are ſometimes of a reddiſh, or of a blackiſh colour.

    3. A knife.

      • For when that he hath nubbed as, / And our friends tip him no cole, / He takes his chive and cuts us down, / And tips us into a hole.

    4. A file.

    5. A saw.

    6. To stab.

      • Adieu to Haul-Cly, adieu to stopping Coaches, and adieu to all the hurry-scurry of Foot-Scampering, filing, chiving, milling, and sneaking[…]
      • He was as good a man as Jacky at any weapon that could be named, and if Jacky were game for a chiving (stabbing) match, he (Kavanagh) was ready for him.
      • After the place got well where I was chived, me and another screwed a place at Stoke Newington

    7. To cut.

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Derived

Chinese chive, civey, garlic chive, chive fencer, shiv, chive the darbies, chiving lay, chiving the froe

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA