chevy
chevy Lexical Profile
chevy Game Scores & Validity
• noun
British A hunting cry, or a pursuit, chase, or hunt.
"The hounds led a brisk chevy across the damp moorland before losing the scent."
• verb
British To chase, hunt, or harry persistently; to prod or urge someone repeatedly to do something.
"The sheepdogs were trained to chevy the stray ewes back toward the stone pen."
Word Nuance & Usage
In British English, 'chevy' (pronounced /ˈtʃɛvi/ or /ˈtʃɪvi/) is an older variant of 'chivy', meaning a hunt or to harass. When capitalized as 'Chevy' (pronounced /ˈʃɛvi/), it is the informal American clipping of the Chevrolet automobile brand.
• Rhymes for chevy
Word Origin & Etymology
Attested from the mid-18th century in British English, derived from the famous late medieval ballad 'The Ballad of Chevy Chase', which recounted a border hunting raid and battle in the Cheviot Hills between England and Scotland.