chiv·vy
[chiv-ee] verb (used with object), verb (used without object), chiv·vied, chiv·vy·ing, noun, plural chiv·vies. 
iAlso, chiv·y.
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chivy, (Brit) chivvy or (Brit) chevy (ˈtʃɪvɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , chivies, chivying, chivied, chivvies, chivvying, chivvied, chevies, chevying, chevied | |
| 1. | (tr) to harass or nag |
| 2. | (tr) to hunt |
| 3. | (intr) to run about |
| —n , chivies, chivying, chivied, chivvies, chivvying, chivvied, chevies, chevying, chevied, chivies, chivvies, chevies | |
| 4. | a hunt |
| 5. | obsolete a hunting cry |
| [C19: variant of chevy, probably from Chevy Chase, title of a Scottish border ballad] | |
| chivvy, (Brit) chivvy or (Brit) chevy | |
| —vb | |
| —n | |
| [C19: variant of chevy, probably from Chevy Chase, title of a Scottish border ballad] | |
| chevy, (Brit) chivvy or (Brit) chevy | |
| —vb | |
| —n | |
| [C19: variant of chevy, probably from Chevy Chase, title of a Scottish border ballad] | |
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Chivvy
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Word Origin & History
chivvy
"harass," 1918, from alt. form of chevy (1830) "to chase," from a noun chevy (1824, also used as a hunting cry, c.1785), from chevy chase "a running pursuit," probably from the "Ballad of Chevy Chase," popular song from 15c. describing a hunting party on the borderland that turned into a battle between
the English and the Scots (the incident probably late 14c.). The place is probably originally Cheviot Chase.
"The old song of Chevy-Chase is the favourite ballad of the common people of England, and Ben Jonson used to say, he had rather have been the author of it than of all his works." [Addison, "spectator" No. 70, May 21, 1711]
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