chavishn.
dialect.
Cf. chirm n. (See quots.)
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1674 J. Ray S. & E. Countrey Words in Coll. Eng. Words 61 A Chavish, a chatting or pratling noise among a great many, Sussex.
1868 Ch. News 25 Nov. Hearing the morning ‘chavish’ of the birds.
1875 W. D. Parish Dict. Sussex Dial. Chavish, a chattering or prattling noise of many persons speaking together. A noise made by a flock of birds.
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