shivey, a.
(ˈʃɪvɪ)
Also shivvy (Eng. Dial. Dict.) and sheavy.
[f. shive n.2 + -y1.]
Full of shives (see also quot. 1884).
| 1884 W. S. B. M{supc}Laren Spinning (ed. 2) 189 In the wool-sorting a good deal can be done, but when wool is full of burrs, seeds, etc., and is what is generally called ‘shivey’, sorting and shaking can do little. 1937 [see shive n.2 2]. |