chiv
Britishnoun
verb
Etymology
Origin of chiv
C17: perhaps from Romany chiv blade
Example Sentences
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“An’ if you chiv lully dantymengro where juckos kair panny, a’ter they soom it they won’t jāl adoi chichi no moreus, an’ won’t mutter in dovo tan, and you can keep it cleanus.”
From The English Gipsies and Their Language by Leland, Charles Godfrey
Dé lende o yack, chiv lis drován opā lakis yakka tevel se rakli.
From The Gypsies by Leland, Charles Godfrey
To cast, fling, throw, place, put: chiv lis tuley, fling it down; chiv oprey, put up.�
From Romano Lavo-Lil: word book of the Romany; or, English Gypsy language by Borrow, George Henry
An English rogue will say, “to shove the queer,” meaning to pass counterfeit money, while the Gipsy term would be to chiv wafri lovvo, or lovey.
From The English Gipsies and Their Language by Leland, Charles Godfrey
Harry poured half a can of oil upon the bearings of the chiv wheel with almost loving tenderness.
From The Cross-Cut by Cooper, Courtney Ryley
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