chevychivyn.

/ˈtʃɛvi/

/ˈtʃɪvi/

Forms: Also chivvy.

Etymology: This and the cognate verb are modern; and probably arise out of Chevy Chase: see below.

1. As a hunting cry.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > signals > [noun] > cry

huinga1250

sohoa1572

tue1602

shout and cry1609

shout and hoyes1609

chevyc1785

gone away1827

tally1886

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > [noun] > shout of huntsmen

whoopc1450

sohoa1572

tue1602

whoo-whoop1611

view halloo1750

chevyc1785

hoicks1797

c1785 O'Keefe Hunting Song, ‘Old Towler’ With a hey, ho, chivy Hark forward, hark forward, tantivy.

18.. Shairp in Knight S. & Friends 12 Then, with the music of the baying pack, All the old chivalries came floating back, And mingled with the chevy and the chime.

1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iii. x. 95 When you are ready, I am..with a Hey Ho Chivey, and likewise with a Hark Forward, Hark Forward, Tantivy.

2. A chase, pursuit, hunt.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > [noun] > a hunt or expedition

huntinga950

hunting-matcha1637

maroon1779

drive1795

chevy1837

splitter1843

burning chase1854

1837 C. Lofft Self-formation I. 174 Running into a hare after a chevy of a full hour.

1842 S. Lover Handy Andy v. 48 The man..made a chevy down the south side of Leicester Square, etc.

1860 J. C. Atkinson Play-hours 1 Come out man and warm your blood with a chivy.

1862 H. Marryat One Year in Sweden II. 257 A stag hunt in full chevy.

1872 Daily News 3 Sept. With noisy chevies after the hares.

1927 Blackwood Mag. Aug. 169/1 Then would ensue the most delightful chivvy all round the upper deck.

a. The game of prisoners' base.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > hiding or chasing game > [noun] > prisoner's base

barsc1400

base1440

barley-break1557

prison base1598

prison bar1602

stroke-bias1700

prisoners' bars1794

Scotch and English1802

prisoners' base1830

chevy1883

Molly Bright1883

1883 ‘F. Anstey’ Vice Versâ v This particular sport ‘chevy’, commonly known as ‘prisoners' base’, being of a somewhat monotonous nature, and calling for no special skill on the part of the performers.

b. The set of players who are chased in this game.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > hiding or chasing game > [noun] > prisoner's base > participants

prisoner1801

chevy1859

1859 J. Payn Foster Brothers viii. 129 We were great at football; we were a most distinguished ‘chevy’.

4. Chevy Chase n.

a. the scene of a famous Border skirmish, celebrated in a well-known ballad; hence, transferred, as in quots.Quot. 1665 refers possibly to a song of the name.

1665 Locke Letter in H. R. F. Bourne Life J. Locke (1876) I. iii. 113 He that could not..make better music with a chevy-chase over a pot of smooth ale, deserved well to pay the reckoning and go away athirst.

1876 C. C. Robinson Gloss. Words Dial. Mid-Yorks. Chevy-chase, a running pursuit.

1880 West Cornwall Gloss. (E.D.S.) Chevy-chace, a great bustle or noise. ‘What's all the Chevy-chace about?’

b. Rhyming slang = face n. 1a. Also elliptical as chevy. Cf. chivvy n. ? Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > [noun]

leera700

nebeOE

onseneeOE

wlitec950

anlethOE

nebshaftc1225

snouta1300

facec1300

visage1303

semblantc1315

vicea1325

cheera1350

countenance1393

front1398

fashiona1400

visurec1400

physiognomyc1425

groina1500

faxa1522

favour1525

facies1565

visor1575

complexiona1616

frontispiecea1625

mun1667

phiz1687

mug1708

mazard1725

physiog1791

dial plate1811

fizzog1811

jiba1825

dial1837

figurehead1840

Chevy Chase1859

mooey1859

snoot1861

chivvy1889

clock1899

map1899

mush1902

pan1920

kisser1938

boat1958

boat race1958

punim1965

1859 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang 142 Chevy Chase, the face.

1891 J. S. Farmer Slang II. 99/1 Chivy or Chevy (thieves'), the face..: c. 1886. Music Hall Song. ‘'Aint he got an artful chevy.’

1909 J. R. Ware Passing Eng. Victorian Era 72 After listening for a while her chevy-chase gets serious looks.

1944 Amer. Speech 19 192/1 Chevy chase, the face... Now obs. in England.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

chevychivyv.

/ˈtʃɛvi/

/ˈtʃɪvi/

Forms: Also chevey, chivey.

Etymology: See chevy n.

1. transitive. To chase.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > following behind > follow [verb (transitive)] > pursue

followOE

driveOE

to go after ——OE

to come after——c1275

pursuec1300

suec1300

catcha1325

chasec1330

enchasec1380

to pursue aftera1387

ensuea1513

subsecute1548

prosecute1549

jass1577

course1587

to make after ——a1592

scorse1596

chevya1825

to take out after1865

shag1913

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being harassed > harass [verb (transitive)]

tawc893

ermec897

swencheOE

besetOE

bestandc1000

teenOE

baitc1175

grieve?c1225

war?c1225

noyc1300

pursuec1300

travailc1300

to work (also do) annoyc1300

tribula1325

worka1325

to hold wakenc1330

chase1340

twistc1374

wrap1380

cumbera1400

harrya1400

vexc1410

encumber1413

inquiet1413

molest?a1425

course1466

persecutec1475

trouble1489

sturt1513

hare1523

hag1525

hale1530

exercise1531

to grate on or upon1532

to hold or keep waking1533

infest1533

scourge1540

molestate1543

pinch1548

trounce1551

to shake upa1556

tire1558

moila1560

pester1566

importune1578

hunt1583

moider1587

bebait1589

commacerate1596

bepester1600

ferret1600

harsell1603

hurry1611

gall1614

betoil1622

weary1633

tribulatea1637

harass1656

dun1659

overharry1665

worry1671

haul1678

to plague the life out of1746

badger1782

hatchel1800

worry1811

bedevil1823

devil1823

victimize1830

frab1848

mither1848

to pester the life out of1848

haik1855

beplague1870

chevy1872

obsede1876

to get on ——1880

to load up with1880

tail-twist1898

hassle1901

heckle1920

snooter1923

hassle1945

to breathe down (the back of) (someone's) neck1946

to bust (a person's) chops1953

noodge1960

monster1967

a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Chivy, to chace, to run and career gaily, like boys in their sports.

1840 T. P. Thompson Exercises (1842) V. 50 The other side are to blame, if they do not, as we should say in the dragoons ‘Chevy’ them back again.

1872 F. W. Robinson Wrayford's Ward III. 209 I thought that it was a very odd name,..and that the boys would be very severe upon it presently in the play-ground, and ‘chivey’ him.

1873 G. C. Davies Mountain, Meadow & Mere xi. 85 We..had been chevied by a diminutive black bull of exceedingly fierce aspect.

1883 Daily News 26 Feb. 2 Localities whence omnibuses and railways have chivied romance.

1914 G. B. Shaw Pygmalion 1 Poor girl! Hard enough for her to live without being worrited and chivied.

1921 S. Leslie Manning 442 By covering his views with refining words he escaped and chivied the partisan.

1927 Brit. Weekly 27 Oct. 85/2 Into this melee Mr. Sheppard proposes joyously to launch another fifteen, and chivy the ball in yet a third direction.

2. intransitive. To race, scamper.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > going swiftly on foot > go swiftly on foot [verb (intransitive)] > scurry or scamper

scuttlea1450

scuddle1577

curry1608

scamper1691

brattle1725

scurry1810

chevya1825

skitter1845

skelter1852

hurry and scurry1857

skeeter1964

a1825 [see sense 1].

1863 J. C. Jeaffreson Live it Down II. 243 I just caught sight of young Squire Turrett chiveying along as if the old 'un was behind him.

1865 Daily Tel. 4 Mar. They [the hares] had..‘chevied’ over the moonlit open so securely, that they had almost forgotten to sleep with one eye open.

Derivatives

chevied adj. (also chivied)

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > following behind > [adjective] > pursuing > pursued

chased1393

pursued1742

chevied1886

1886 N. Tirard in 19th Cent. The poor chivied outcast.

chevying n. (also chivying)

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > going swiftly on foot > [noun] > scurrying or scampering

scuttlinga1450

scampering1691

scurrying1862

squittling1862

chevying1880

1880 R. D. Blackmore Erema The very least child of all, too young as yet for chivying.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	chevy
释义	chevychivyn. /ˈtʃɛvi//ˈtʃɪvi/ Forms: Also chivvy. Etymology: This and the cognate verb are modern; and probably arise out of Chevy Chase: see below. 1. As a hunting cry. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > signals > [noun] > cry huinga1250 sohoa1572 tue1602 shout and cry1609 shout and hoyes1609 chevyc1785 gone away1827 tally1886 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > [noun] > shout of huntsmen whoopc1450 sohoa1572 tue1602 whoo-whoop1611 view halloo1750 chevyc1785 hoicks1797 view1903 c1785 O'Keefe Hunting Song, ‘Old Towler’ With a hey, ho, chivy Hark forward, hark forward, tantivy. 18.. Shairp in Knight S. & Friends 12 Then, with the music of the baying pack, All the old chivalries came floating back, And mingled with the chevy and the chime. 1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iii. x. 95 When you are ready, I am..with a Hey Ho Chivey, and likewise with a Hark Forward, Hark Forward, Tantivy. 2. A chase, pursuit, hunt. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > [noun] > a hunt or expedition huntinga950 hunting-matcha1637 maroon1779 drive1795 chevy1837 splitter1843 burning chase1854 1837 C. Lofft Self-formation I. 174 Running into a hare after a chevy of a full hour. 1842 S. Lover Handy Andy v. 48 The man..made a chevy down the south side of Leicester Square, etc. 1860 J. C. Atkinson Play-hours 1 Come out man and warm your blood with a chivy. 1862 H. Marryat One Year in Sweden II. 257 A stag hunt in full chevy. 1872 Daily News 3 Sept. With noisy chevies after the hares. 1927 Blackwood Mag. Aug. 169/1 Then would ensue the most delightful chivvy all round the upper deck. 3. a. The game of prisoners' base. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > hiding or chasing game > [noun] > prisoner's base barsc1400 base1440 barley-break1557 prison base1598 prison bar1602 stroke-bias1700 prisoners' bars1794 Scotch and English1802 prisoners' base1830 chevy1883 Molly Bright1883 1883 ‘F. Anstey’ Vice Versâ v This particular sport ‘chevy’, commonly known as ‘prisoners' base’, being of a somewhat monotonous nature, and calling for no special skill on the part of the performers. b. The set of players who are chased in this game. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > hiding or chasing game > [noun] > prisoner's base > participants prisoner1801 chevy1859 1859 J. Payn Foster Brothers viii. 129 We were great at football; we were a most distinguished ‘chevy’. 4. Chevy Chase n. a. the scene of a famous Border skirmish, celebrated in a well-known ballad; hence, transferred, as in quots.Quot. 1665 refers possibly to a song of the name. Π 1665 Locke Letter in H. R. F. Bourne Life J. Locke (1876) I. iii. 113 He that could not..make better music with a chevy-chase over a pot of smooth ale, deserved well to pay the reckoning and go away athirst. 1876 C. C. Robinson Gloss. Words Dial. Mid-Yorks. Chevy-chase, a running pursuit. 1880 West Cornwall Gloss. (E.D.S.) Chevy-chace, a great bustle or noise. ‘What's all the Chevy-chace about?’ b. Rhyming slang = face n. 1a. Also elliptical as chevy. Cf. chivvy n. ? Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > [noun] leera700 nebeOE onseneeOE wlitec950 anlethOE nebshaftc1225 snouta1300 facec1300 visage1303 semblantc1315 vicea1325 cheera1350 countenance1393 front1398 fashiona1400 visurec1400 physiognomyc1425 groina1500 faxa1522 favour1525 facies1565 visor1575 complexiona1616 frontispiecea1625 mun1667 phiz1687 mug1708 mazard1725 physiog1791 dial plate1811 fizzog1811 jiba1825 dial1837 figurehead1840 Chevy Chase1859 mooey1859 snoot1861 chivvy1889 clock1899 map1899 mush1902 pan1920 kisser1938 boat1958 boat race1958 punim1965 1859 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang 142 Chevy Chase, the face. 1891 J. S. Farmer Slang II. 99/1 Chivy or Chevy (thieves'), the face..: c. 1886. Music Hall Song. ‘'Aint he got an artful chevy.’ 1909 J. R. Ware Passing Eng. Victorian Era 72 After listening for a while her chevy-chase gets serious looks. 1944 Amer. Speech 19 192/1 Chevy chase, the face... Now obs. in England. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022). chevychivyv. /ˈtʃɛvi//ˈtʃɪvi/ Forms: Also chevey, chivey. Etymology: See chevy n. 1. transitive. To chase. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > following behind > follow [verb (transitive)] > pursue followOE driveOE to go after ——OE to come after——c1275 pursuec1300 suec1300 catcha1325 chasec1330 enchasec1380 to pursue aftera1387 ensuea1513 subsecute1548 prosecute1549 jass1577 course1587 to make after ——a1592 scorse1596 chevya1825 to take out after1865 shag1913 the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being harassed > harass [verb (transitive)] tawc893 ermec897 swencheOE besetOE bestandc1000 teenOE baitc1175 grieve?c1225 war?c1225 noyc1300 pursuec1300 travailc1300 to work (also do) annoyc1300 tribula1325 worka1325 to hold wakenc1330 chase1340 twistc1374 wrap1380 cumbera1400 harrya1400 vexc1410 encumber1413 inquiet1413 molest?a1425 course1466 persecutec1475 trouble1489 sturt1513 hare1523 hag1525 hale1530 exercise1531 to grate on or upon1532 to hold or keep waking1533 infest1533 scourge1540 molestate1543 pinch1548 trounce1551 to shake upa1556 tire1558 moila1560 pester1566 importune1578 hunt1583 moider1587 bebait1589 commacerate1596 bepester1600 ferret1600 harsell1603 hurry1611 gall1614 betoil1622 weary1633 tribulatea1637 harass1656 dun1659 overharry1665 worry1671 haul1678 to plague the life out of1746 badger1782 hatchel1800 worry1811 bedevil1823 devil1823 victimize1830 frab1848 mither1848 to pester the life out of1848 haik1855 beplague1870 chevy1872 obsede1876 to get on ——1880 to load up with1880 tail-twist1898 hassle1901 heckle1920 snooter1923 hassle1945 to breathe down (the back of) (someone's) neck1946 to bust (a person's) chops1953 noodge1960 monster1967 a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Chivy, to chace, to run and career gaily, like boys in their sports. 1840 T. P. Thompson Exercises (1842) V. 50 The other side are to blame, if they do not, as we should say in the dragoons ‘Chevy’ them back again. 1872 F. W. Robinson Wrayford's Ward III. 209 I thought that it was a very odd name,..and that the boys would be very severe upon it presently in the play-ground, and ‘chivey’ him. 1873 G. C. Davies Mountain, Meadow & Mere xi. 85 We..had been chevied by a diminutive black bull of exceedingly fierce aspect. 1883 Daily News 26 Feb. 2 Localities whence omnibuses and railways have chivied romance. 1914 G. B. Shaw Pygmalion 1 Poor girl! Hard enough for her to live without being worrited and chivied. 1921 S. Leslie Manning 442 By covering his views with refining words he escaped and chivied the partisan. 1927 Brit. Weekly 27 Oct. 85/2 Into this melee Mr. Sheppard proposes joyously to launch another fifteen, and chivy the ball in yet a third direction. 2. intransitive. To race, scamper. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > going swiftly on foot > go swiftly on foot [verb (intransitive)] > scurry or scamper scuttlea1450 scuddle1577 curry1608 scamper1691 brattle1725 scurry1810 chevya1825 skitter1845 skelter1852 hurry and scurry1857 skeeter1964 a1825 [see sense 1]. 1863 J. C. Jeaffreson Live it Down II. 243 I just caught sight of young Squire Turrett chiveying along as if the old 'un was behind him. 1865 Daily Tel. 4 Mar. They [the hares] had..‘chevied’ over the moonlit open so securely, that they had almost forgotten to sleep with one eye open. Derivatives chevied adj. (also chivied) ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > following behind > [adjective] > pursuing > pursued chased1393 pursued1742 chevied1886 1886 N. Tirard in 19th Cent. The poor chivied outcast. chevying n. (also chivying) ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > going swiftly on foot > [noun] > scurrying or scampering scuttlinga1450 scampering1691 scurrying1862 squittling1862 chevying1880 1880 R. D. Blackmore Erema The very least child of all, too young as yet for chivying. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1665v.a1825
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