n. A thin piece cut off; a slice: as, a shive of bread.n. A splinter: same as shiver, 2.n. A cork stopper large in diameter in proportion to its length, as the flat cork of a jar or wide-mouthed bottle.n. A small iron wedge for fastening the bolt of a window-shutter.n. A fragment of the rind or outer bark of flax, hemp, etc.