chivvy
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
chivvy /ˈtʃɪvi/ (also chivy)
▶verb (chivvies, chivvying, chivvied) chiefly Brit. repeatedly tell (someone) to do something.
– origin C18: orig. a noun denoting a hunting cry, prob. from the ballad Chevy Chase, celebrating a skirmish on the Scottish border.
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