vbl. sb. 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.