Hypertext Webster Gateway: "chevy"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chevy \Chev"y\, n. [Written also {chivy}, and {chivvy}.] [Prob.
fr. the ballad of Chevy Chase; cf. Prov. E. chevychase a
noise, confusion, pursuit.] [Eng.]
1. A cry used in hunting.
2. A hunt; chase; pursuit.
3. The game of prisoners' base. See {Base}, n., 24.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chevy \Chev"y\, v. t.
See {Chivy}, v. t. [Slang, Eng.]
One poor fellow was chevied about among the casks in
the storm for ten minutes. --London
Times.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
chevy
v : annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his
staff when he is overworked" [syn: {harass}, {hassle}, {harry},
{chivy}, {chivvy}, {chevvy}, {beset}, {plague}, {molest},
{provoke}]
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