Shive
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 then refilling the cask, which requires a large hole. Once the cask arrives at its destination, the hole is used to control the amount of
carbon dioxide present in the container, which requires a small hole. The shive is effectively an adaptor that reconciles these conflicting requirements. It is a wooden disk, larger than a keystone, that fits in the hole in the cask and has a smaller hole in its centre.
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Shive
(n.)
A thin, flat cork used for stopping a wide-mouthed bottle; also, a thin wooden bung for casks.
(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.
(n.)
A slice; as, a shive of bread.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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کھپاچ, چھولي, پھانک, چھلکا, بکل چھيلن,