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noun

Chevy n. (Written also chivy, and chivvy) (Eng.)

A cry used in hunting.

A hunt; chase; pursuit.

The game of prisoners' base. See Base, n., 24.

verb

Chivy v. t. (past & past part. chivvied; pres. part. chivvying) (Also spelled chivvy, chevy, and chevvy) To goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch; to repeatedly cause annoyance or concern to. (Slang, Eng.)

Synonyms: harass, hassle, harry, beset, plague, molest, provoke.

chivvy v. (Also spelled chivy, chevy, and chevvy) Same as chivy.

Synonyms: harass, hassle, harry, beset, plague, molest, provoke.

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Etymology of 'Chivvy'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Chivvy" Quotes from Famous Books

... "Don't chivvy the child any further," he said, in a low voice. "If he says he'll get rid of them, he will, and that's ...

— Youth • Isaac Asimov

... kenned she was the Priest's wife,' suggested my companion. Then with a grin, 'Noo, as thoo's his nephew thoo gan and see if it will chivvy thoo, and, if it does, Aa'l bet thoo thoo'll run from it faster than thoo's ever run i' ...

— Border Ghost Stories • Howard Pease

... said the orphan, wistfully; "no coppers to chivvy 'im about, and as much grub as he wants. Wish I'd been ...

— Light Freights • W. W. Jacobs

... They'd chivvy us, them and the blacks and Humpy and t'others. Why, bless you, nothing old ...

— Nic Revel - A White Slave's Adventures in Alligator Land • George Manville Fenn

... t'other, because you might get hurt, and I shouldn't like to hurt you, Master Waller, because you have been a good friend to me, and I like you, lad, and I'm waiting to see you grow up into being the finest gentleman in these parts. You won't never want to chivvy me out of the ...

— The New Forest Spy • George Manville Fenn