chevying

Variant of chevy

noun pl. chevies

Brit. chivy

Origin: < hunting cry chivy, in the ballad of Chevy Chase < Cheviot (Hills)

transitive verb, intransitive verb chevied, chevying

  1. Brit. chivy
  2. to worry; fret
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