chiv
Example Sentences
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Sī tu latchessa pāsh o lon-doeyav o boro matcheskro-bar, te o puro curro, chiv lis keti kan, shunesa godli.
From The Gypsies by Leland, Charles Godfrey
Me little no the touch I give, Me chin's ez solid ez a rock, 'N' level with the Town 'All clock, A five-inch grin across me chiv.
From 'Hello, Soldier!' Khaki Verse by Dyson, Edward
He lelled the juva to the wardo, and just before she welled odói, she hatched her wast in her poachy, an’ chiv it avree, and the prastramengro hatched it apré.
From The English Gipsies and Their Language by Leland, Charles Godfrey
Dé lende o yack, chiv lis drován opā lakis yakka tevel se rakli.
From The Gypsies by Leland, Charles Godfrey
An English rogue will say, “to shove the queer,” meaning to pass counterfeit money, while the Gipsy term would be to chiv wafri lovvo, or lovey.
From The English Gipsies and Their Language by Leland, Charles Godfrey
