Chevy \Chev"y\, n. [Written also chivy, and chivvy.]

[Prob. fr. the ballad of Chevy Chase; cf. Prov. E. chevychase a noise, confusion, pursuit.]

[Eng.]

1. A cry used in hunting.

2. A hunt; chase; pursuit.

3. The game of prisoners' base. See Base, n., 24.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Chevy \Chev"y\, v. t. See Chivy, v. t. [Slang, Eng.]

One poor fellow was chevied about among the casks in the storm for ten minutes. --London Times.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)