2. Verb. (third-person singular of chiv) ¹
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Definition of Chivs
1. chiv [v] - See also: chiv
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chivs
Literary usage of Chivs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Writings of Bret Harte by Bret Harte (1896)
"Well, I call these Southern chivs your pets, Mollie. because you stuck up for
them so the other night. But never mind that now. ..."
2. At Home and Abroad: A Sketch-book of Life, Scenery and Men by Bayard Taylor (1872)
"How long, I wondered, before these chivs (the California term for Southerners—an
abbreviation of Chivalry) start the exciting topic, the discussion of which ..."
3. Prose Writings of Bayard Taylor by Bayard Taylor (1862)
"How long, I wondered, before these chivs (thu California term for Southerners—an
abbreviation of Chivalry) start the exciting topic, the discussion of which ..."
4. Publications by English Dialect Society (1884)
"He then whistles, though some whistle before. This has been a boy's custom for
at least forty years. It is required to be known if of longer standing. chivs ..."
5. The Law Reports by James Redfoord Bulwer (1872)
"I cannot see vhj, in the present case, Lord Northbrook is вл the owner of land
merely because he chivs? to use it for an artificial ..."
6. Bibliographie der deutschen Zeitschriftenliteratur by Felix Dietrich, Reinhard Dietrich (1899)
"318 des chivs der, in Barcelona, enthalt, d. Briefe Jakob'- von Aragon an Friedrich
den Schönen u. ..."
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