chivy

chivvy chevy British

/ (ˈtʃɪvɪ) /

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verb chivies, chivying, chivied, chivvies, chivvying, chivvied, chevies, chevying or chevied

(tr) to harass or nag

(tr) to hunt

(intr) to run about

noun plural chivies, chivvies or chevies

a hunt

obsolete a hunting cry

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Word Origin for chivy

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

Words nearby chivy

chivalric, chivalrous, chivalry, chivaree, chive, chivy, Ch. J., Chkalov, Chladni figure, chlamydate, chlamydeous

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How to use chivy in a sentence

I should like to have seen one of 'em outside Chivy Wood to-day.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, December 10, 1892|Various
They are not in a hurry, nor "chivy" over their work either; the tides rise and fall slowly, and they work in correspondence.
The Open Air|Richard Jefferies
After your soda and brandy take a good chivy in the open air, and you'll be all right by dinner-time.
Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities|Robert Smith Surtees
I let the first class off easily, but the second I chivy through a whole year.
The Wife and Other Stories|Anton Chekhov

They'd 'ave nobody to chivy 'em when they come to the throne, or returned from the wars.
Humorous Readings and Recitations|Various