noun

1. A knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush).

2. A particular woody by-product of processing flax or hemp.

Synonyms: shank

noun

1. A slice, especially of bread.

2. A sheave.

3. A beam or plank of split wood.

noun

1. A splinter or fragment of the woody core of flax or hemp broken off in braking or scutching

2. A plant fragment remaining in scoured wool.

3. A piece of thread or fluff on the surface of cloth or other material.

Synonyms: boon, shove