English
Etymology
Probably from w:The Ballad of Chevy Chase|Chevy Chase, the scene of a battle celebrated in a number of early ballads.
Pronunciation
IPA|/'ʧ�vi/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�vi|-�vi
Noun
en-noun|chev|ies
#A hunt or pursuit.
Verb
en-verb|chev|i|ed
- to hunt or chase
#:*1893: On the contrary, it seemed rather a piquant thing to us to chevy him about the playground and hit him over the shins with a wicket. � Arthur Conan Doyle, �The Naval Treaty� (Norton 2005, p.666)
See also
Chevrolet
it:chevy
ru:chevy
vi:chevy
zh:chevy
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