cheven

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛvən/ === Etymology 1 === Compare chavender and French chevanne. ==== Noun ==== cheven (plural chevens) (archaic, dialectal) A river fish, the chub. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== cheven (third-person singular simple present chevens, present participle chevening, simple past and past participle chevened) To do the work of a chevener, embroidering hosiery. === References === “cheven”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.