Cheyne

[ chey-nee, cheyn ]

/ ˈtʃeɪ ni, tʃeɪn /

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Thomas Kel·ly

[kel-ee], /ˈkɛl i/, 1841–1915, English clergyman and Biblical scholar.

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"Warn the men, and arrange tanks and chutes accordingly; for Harvey Cheyne is in a hurry, a hurry—hurry," sang the wires.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
Harvey Cheyne's wife, she was sick back, an' we did n't want to jounce her.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
Dr. Cheyne even considers that he has found a reference to these two stars in Job xxxviii.
The Astronomy of the Bible|E. Walter Maunder
Let me here introduce a single paragraph from Dr. Cheyne, which is very much to my present purpose.
Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages|William Andrus Alcott

Hetty also fancied Cheyne wished to do so, and spent the next hour or two in avoiding the encounter.
The Cattle-Baron's Daughter|Harold Bindloss

Cheyne

[ chān, chā′nē ]

John 1777-1836

Scottish physician who described (1818) the breathing irregularity now known as Cheyne-Stokes respiration.