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.

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c. 1500.  Cocke Lorelles B., 2. The people blesseth hym with evyll chevynge.

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1530.  Palsgr., 709. God sende you yvell chevyng, whiche is a maner of cursing.

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1596.  Harington, Ulysses upon Ajax. You haue vsde a Doctour farre worse, and therfore look for ill chieving.

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