chivy

/ ˈtʃɪvɪ /

verb

1. tr to harass or nag
2. tr to hunt
3. intr to run about

noun

1. a hunt
2. obsolete.
   a hunting cry

Word History and Origins

Origin of chivy¹

C19: variant of chevy, probably from Chevy Chase, title of a Scottish border ballad

Example Sentences

I should like to have seen one of 'em outside Chivy Wood to-day.

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They are not in a hurry, nor "chivy" over their work either; the tides rise and fall slowly, and they work in correspondence.

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After your soda and brandy take a good chivy in the open air, and you'll be all right by dinner-time.

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I let the first class off easily, but the second I chivy through a whole year.

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They'd 'ave nobody to chivy 'em when they come to the throne, or returned from the wars.

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Related Words

• drive
• drive away
• expel
• follow
• go after
• hound
• hunt
• run down
• rush
• tear
• track
• trail