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Chivvy   Listen
noun
Chevy  n.  (Written also chivy, and chivvy)  (Eng.)
1.
A cry used in hunting.
2.
A hunt; chase; pursuit.
3.
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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"Chivvy" Quotes from Famous Books



... 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



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