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How to use chiv in a sentence
Harry poured half a can of oil upon the bearings of the chiv wheel with almost loving tenderness.
THE CROSS-CUTCOURTNEY RYLEY COOPERBut the old Gipsy word chiv-av among its numerous meanings has exactly that of casting, throwing, pitching, and driving.
THE ENGLISH GIPSIES AND THEIR LANGUAGECHARLES G. LELANDTo chiv in English Gipsy means as much and more than to fix in America, in fact, it is applied to almost any kind of action.
THE ENGLISH GIPSIES AND THEIR LANGUAGECHARLES G. LELANDAnd the third is to p. 352“chiv o manzin apré lati,” or to put the oath upon her, which explains itself.
THE GYPSIESCHARLES G. LELANDChival′ric, Chiv′alrous, pertaining to chivalry: bold: gallant.
CHAMBERS'S TWENTIETH CENTURY DICTIONARY (PART 1 OF 4: A-D)VARIOUSChiv, my dear fellow, go out and see what sort of a night it is.'
LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF MARTIN CHUZZLEWITCHARLES DICKENSA knife is also called a chiv by the lowest class all over England.
THE ENGLISH GIPSIES AND THEIR LANGUAGECHARLES G. LELANDMr Pecksniff, you're the cousin of the testator upstairs and we're the nephew—I say we, meaning Chiv.
LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF MARTIN CHUZZLEWITCHARLES DICKENSWORDS RELATED TO CHIV
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