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名詞

shivereens pl (複数形 only)

1. (Britain, dialect, archaic) Small fragments; smithereens.
   • 1922, The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street (volume 1, page 151)

     Poor Charmer got deeper and deeper into falsehood, until one any he appeared with a mass of entangled wire in his hands, and declared that his machine had gone to shivereens.

参照

• 1878, English Dialect Society, Publications (volume 10, page 50): "Shivereens, small pieces or shreds."