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May 22, 2013 This week's theme Words coined after mountains This week's words vesuvian parnassian chevy Cheviot Hills Photo: Richard Johns Spread the joy of words Send a gift subscription A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg chevy PRONUNCIATION: (CHEV-ee) MEANING: verb tr.: To chase or annoy. noun: A chase, hunt, or a hunting cry. ETYMOLOGY: After Cheviot Hills bordering England and Scotland. A battle between English and Scottish forces over a hunting expedition is described in a 15th-century ballad (The Ballad of Chevy Chase). A chase is a tract of land reserved for hunting. The name of the city Chevy Chase in Maryland has the same origin. Earliest documented use: before 1825. USAGE: "[Boys] chevied the younger boys to greater speed as they stumbled down the stairs." Clinton W. Trowbridge; All Tied Up; The Christian Science Monitor (Boston, Massachusetts); Jan 22, 1999. Explore "chevy" in the Visual Thesaurus. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: Without the freedom to criticize, there is no true praise. -Pierre Beaumarchais, playwright (1732-1799)

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