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chivy

/ ˈ³Ùʃɪ±¹Éª /

verb

  1. tr to harass or nag
  2. tr to hunt
  3. intr to run about
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a hunt
  2. obsolete.
    a hunting cry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of chivy1

C19: variant of chevy, probably from Chevy Chase, title of a Scottish border ballad
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He, almost alone, did not spend the final few minutes bellowing and barking and chivying and chiding: There was not a drop of energy left in his body.

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He would routinely chivy his friends into the ring in order to engage in tests of strength.

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Progress isn’t as far advanced as it is on the OECD’s parallel project to clamp down on private-banking tax havens, but it is already showing signs of chivying companies into action.

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He continued to chivy the sausage, his face deep in his book, as the front door let out a loud wha-pop!

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She chivvies the youngest by telling him that a lion is pacing right behind.

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