shivereens, n. pl. dial.
(ʃɪvəˈriːnz)
[f. shiver n.1, after smithereens.]
Fragments, small pieces.
| 1855 Sheffield Ann. 6 (E.D.D.) Nock it ta shivereens. 1893 Crockett Stickit Min. 191 Kelly could ‘lick him into shivereens’. |
shivereens, n. pl. dial.
(ʃɪvəˈriːnz)
[f. shiver n.1, after smithereens.]
Fragments, small pieces.
| 1855 Sheffield Ann. 6 (E.D.D.) Nock it ta shivereens. 1893 Crockett Stickit Min. 191 Kelly could ‘lick him into shivereens’. |
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