See shiv on Wiktionary
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"roman": "pyrnútʹ",
"sense": "stab with non-stabbing weapon",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "пырну́ть"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Green's Dictionary of Slang"
],
"word": "shiv"
}
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