Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Chevy

Chevy , transitive verb

See Chivy, transitive verb [Slang, English]
One poor fellow was chevied about among the casks in the storm for ten minutes. — London Times

Chevy , noun

[Probably from the ballad of Chevy Chase; compare Prov. English chevychase a noise, confusion, pursuit.]

1.
A cry used in hunting. [English]
2.
A hunt; chase; pursuit.
3.
The game of prisoners' base. See Base, n., 24.