subs. (costermongers’).—A shop. A shopman is known amongst the fraternity as a MAN-CHOVEY, and a shop-woman as ANN-CHOVEY.
1857. SNOWDEN, Magistrates Assistant (3 ed.), 444. a shop—CHOVEY.
FRENCH SYNONYMS. Une boutogue (thieves’); une boutanche (thieves’); un boucard (thieves’); un rade or radeau (thieves’); also primarily, a till.
GERMAN SYNONYM. Chenwene (a market stall, the stock itself, or a box full of goods; Chenwener, the owner of such a place—a merchant or shop-keeper).
