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CHIVIED
CHIVY
harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke
(verb) annoy continually or chronically; “He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked”; “This man harasses his female co-workers”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
chivied
simple past tense and past participle of chivy
Source: Wiktionary
CHIVY
Chiv"y, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chivied; p. pr. & vb. n. Chivying.] Etym: [Cf. Chevy.]
Definition: To goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch. [Slang, Eng.] Dickens.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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