slive
slive · slives
A slice or sliver; slip, chipA slice or sliver; slip, chip.
/slaɪv/
Meaning
1 senses(dialectal)A slice or sliver; slip, chip.
Origin
From Middle English sliven, from Old English slīfan (“to cleave, split”), from Proto-WestFrom Middle English sliven, from Old English slīfan (“to cleave, split”), from Proto-West Germanic *slīban, from Proto-Germanic *slībaną (“to split”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to cut”).
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