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Definition of Cheven
1. n. A river fish; the chub.
Definition of Cheven
1. Noun. A river fish, the chub. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cheven
1. the chub [n -S] - See also: chub
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cheven
Literary usage of Cheven
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Complete Angler, Or, The Contemplative Man's Recreation: Being a by Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton (1860)
"... which the Chub or cheven has, and makes him a choice dish of meat, as you
yourself know; for thus was that dressed which you did eat of to your dinner. ..."
2. A Glossary of Tudor and Stuart Words: Especially from the Dramatists by Walter William Skeat, Anthony Lawson Mayhew (1914)
"Book of St. Albans, fol. F 7, back ; Dray- ton, Pol. xxvi. 244 ; ' Chevesne, a
chevin ', Cotgrave. ' cheven ' is a Yorks. word for the chub (EDD.). ..."
3. The Compleat Angler, Or, The Contemplative Man's Recreation: Being a by Izaak Walton, Andrew Lang (1896)
"The cheven thus dressed hath the watery taste taken away, for which so many except
against him. Thus was the cheven ..."
4. The Complete Angler of Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton: Extensively by Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton (1824)
"The cheven thus dressed hath the watery taste taken away, for which so many except
... Thus was the cheven dressed that you now liked so well, and commended ..."
5. The Diary of Ralph Thoresby... (1677-1724): Now First Published from the by Ralph Thoresby (1830)
"I had almost forgot what is most in view of all the places, being just at the
foot of the cheven, viz. the market town of Otley, which belongs to my Lord ..."
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