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Definition chivvy

Etymology

From chivy, chevy (“to chase; to race, scamper”), from chivy, chevy (“a chase, hunt, pursuit”), probably from the title of The Ballad of Chevy Chase, first published in The Complaynt of Scotland (1549); the ballad is about a hunt taking place on a chase (“large country estate where game may be hunted”) in the Cheviot Hills between Northumberland and the Scottish Borders, and is thought to allude to the Battle of Otterburn in 1388.

Verb

chivvy (third-person singular simple present chivvies, present participle chivvying, simple past and past participle chivvied)

1. (transitive, Britain) To coerce or hurry along, as by persistent request. [from late 18th c.]
2. (transitive, Britain) To subject to harassment or verbal abuse.
3. (transitive, Britain) To sneak up on or rapidly approach.
4. (transitive, Britain) To pursue as in a hunt. [from mid 19th c.]

Noun

chivvy (plural chivvies)

1. (Britain) Something that encourages one to act; a goad, a spur.

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