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cheviot

name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈt͡ʃiːviət/
  • /ˈʃɛviət/
  • /ˈt͡ʃɛviət/
  • CMU ARPABET: SH EH1 V IY0 AH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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name

Meaning 1

The Cheviot, a hill, the highest point in the Cheviot Hills in Kirknewton parish and Earle parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NT9020).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

Meaning 2

A locality in the Shire of Murrindindi, Victoria, Australia.

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name

Meaning 3

A small town in Hurunui district, north Canterbury, New Zealand.

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name

Meaning 4

A city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, named after the Scottish Cheviot Hills.

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noun

Meaning 5

A coarse woolen fabric made from the wool of Cheviot sheep.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 6

A sheep of a hardy short-wool breed reared on the Cheviot Hills.

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noun

Meaning 7

hardy hornless sheep of the Cheviot Hills noted for its short thick wool

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: domestic sheep, Ovis aries

History

Etymology

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Real reading context

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