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Chivy

//ˈt͡ʃɪvi// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of chevy. alt-of, alternative

    "The sergeants-major were always on the watch to report us if we went out of bounds. […] The moment we saw the sergeant-major, off we scampered over hedge, ditch, bog, and ploughed land, leaving him to catch or identify us if he could! […] Of all the serjeants-major, Howe, of the C company, ran the swiftest. Howe enjoyed these chivies. He frequently omitted to report us if we gave him a good breathing."

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of chevy. alt-of, alternative

    "He wos allus willin fur to give me somethink he wos, though Mrs. Sangsby she was allus a chivying on me—like everybody everywheres."

  2. 2
    annoy continually or chronically wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

A variant of chevy.

Etymology 2

A variant of chevy.

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