cheven

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛvən/
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Etymology 1

Compare chavender and French chevanne.

Noun

cheven (plural chevens)

(archaic, dialectal) A river fish, the chub.

Verb

cheven (third-person singular simple present chevens, present participle chevening, simple past and past participle chevened)

To do the work of a chevener, embroidering hosiery.

References

“cheven”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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