chiv

Example Sentences

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Me little no the touch I give,    Me chin's ez solid ez a rock,    'N' level with the Town 'All clock, A five-inch grin across me chiv.

From 'Hello, Soldier!' Khaki Verse by Dyson, Edward

To 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.

From The English Gipsies and Their Language by Leland, Charles Godfrey

Ratfelo rinkeno weilgorus cav acoi: you might chiv lis sore drey teero putsi.

From Romano Lavo-Lil: word book of the Romany; or, English Gypsy language by Borrow, George Henry

In winter the men begin to chiv the kosh, or cut wood—i.e., they make butchers’ skewers and clothes-pegs. 

From Gipsy Life being an account of our Gipsies and their children, with suggestions for their improvement by Smith, George

Harry poured half a can of oil upon the bearings of the chiv wheel with almost loving tenderness.

From The Cross-Cut by Cooper, Courtney Ryley