·noun A filament of a stamen.
II. Chive ·noun A perennial plant (Allium Schoenoprasum), allied to the onion. The young leaves are used in omelets, ·etc.
A knife, file: or saw. To chive the darbies; to file off the irons or fetters. To chive the bouhgs o...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose