† ˈcheving, vbl. n. Obs.
[f. cheve v. + -ing1.]
The action of the vb. cheve. Ending, success, fortune: ill, evil ch(i)eving, ill success, bad luck.
| c 1500 Cocke Lorelles B. 2 The people blesseth hym with evyll chevynge. 1530 Palsgr. 709 God sende you yvell chevyng, whiche is a maner of cursing. 1596 Harington Ulysses upon Ajax, You haue vsde a Doctour farre worse, and therfore look for ill chieving. |