shiv

• Nom désignant un couteau ou un objet tranchant improvisé, utilisé généralement comme arme.

A noun referring to a knife or similar sharp implement, typically used as a weapon.

1. Improvised knifeC1informal

   A sharp, often homemade, instrument used as a weapon, typically in a prison setting.

   couteau artisanal

   • He was caught with a shiv hidden in his cell.
   • The inmate fashioned a shiv from a piece of metal.
   • Guards confiscated a shiv during the routine search.

   Synonymesbladeknifeshank