1) Brewing term 2) Flax splinter
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A shive is a wooden or plastic fitting used in ale casks. It is found on the curved side of the cask, arranged so that when the cask is on its side and the keystone is at the lowest part of the rim, the shive will be the highest point of the cask. The hole in that part of the cask is used for two purposes. Firstly, it is used for cleaning out and ...
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[papermaking] A shive is a small bundle of incompletely cooked wood fibres in the chemical pulp used in papermaking. They are smaller than knots and are more difficult to separate from the pulp. Typically the content of shives in kraft pulp is 0.1 to 1.0%. An excess of shives is a sign of poor impregnation of the wood chips. Shives are sepa...
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• (n.) A thin, flat cork used for stopping a wide-mouthed bottle; also, a thin wooden bung for casks. • (n.) A slice; as, a shive of bread. • (n.) A thin piece or fragment; specifically, one of the scales or pieces of the woody part of flax removed by the operation of breaking.
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Shive noun [ See
Sheave ,
noun ]
1. A slice; as, a
shive of bread. [ Obsolete or Prov. Eng.]
Shak. 2. A thin piece or fragment; specifically, one of the scales or pieces of the woody part of flax removed by the operation of breaking.
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