Chĕv'en, n.
n. [Fr. chevanne and chevesne, from chef, head, equivalent to Lat. caput; because it is a small fish with a large head. See CHAVENDER.] A river fish; the chub. Browne.
n. [Fr. chevanne and chevesne, from chef, head, equivalent to Lat. caput; because it is a small fish with a large head. See CHAVENDER.] A river fish; the chub. Browne.