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chivy

/ ˈtʃɪvɪ /

verb

Origin of chivy¹

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

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

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

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

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

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

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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