chevin
(ˈtʃɛvɪn)
Forms: 5 cheveyne, 5–7 chevyn, cheven, (6 chevion), 6–7 chevine, (7 chevern), (8 given), 9 chivin, 6– chevin.
[a. F. chevin, also chevanne, in OF. also chevesne, Swiss Rom. chevenne (Godef.): of uncertain derivation: see Littré.]
A fish, the chub.
| c 1450 Voc. in Wr.-Wülcker 613 Strengula, quidam piscis, a cheveyne. 1496 Bk. St. Alban's, Fishing 28 The cheuyn is a stately fysshe; and his heed is a deynty morsell. c 1532 G. Du Wes Introd. Fr. in Palsgr. (1852) 913 Cheuyns, chieuennes. 1583 Plat Divers New Exper. (1594) 4 For the cheven you must make your baites as big as cherrie stones. 1612 Drayton Poly-olb. xxvi. (1748) 371. 1653 Walton Angler 59 Have you no other way to catch a chevin or chub? 1655 Moufet & Benn. Health's Improv. (1746) 274 Chevins and Millers thumbs, are a kind of jolt-headed Gudgeons. 1725 Bradley Fam. Dict. s.v. Standing Water, They put into these Pools store of Chevins. 1848 Thoreau Maine W. i. (1864) 53 A shoal of white chivin. 1887 Burnand Incompl. Angler 44 The Pike..Is worth a dozen cheven. |