shiv

shiv
AND chiv [Jiv]
1. n. a knife. (Underworld.)
□ Swiftly and silently his shiv found its way up under Rocko’s ribs. All for a silly dame.
□ I could tell from the way his cuff broke that there was a chiv strapped to his leg.
2. tv. to stab someone. (Underworld.)
□ He shivved Rocko, and Rocko deserved it.
□ The boss told Ziggy to get Rocko one way or the other— shiv him, burn him, clobber him—but get him.

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