Definition of "chiv"

chiv

/t͡ʃɪv/

noun
plural chivs
1. Alternative form of shiv
2. The scooped out portion at the end of a stave used to make a cask, where the croze will be incised.
3. A cooper's tool used to make that section.
verb
third-person singular simple present chivs, present participle chivving, simple past and past participle chivved
1. Alternative form of shiv