cheviot

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/ˈʃɛviət//ˈt͡ʃɛviət//ˈt͡ʃiːviət/

noun

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

UncommonScrabble 15

Meanings

cheviot1

nouncheviot (countable and uncountable, plural cheviots)

plural cheviots

  1. countableuncountableA coarse woolen fabric made from the wool of Cheviot sheep.

Cheviot2

nounCheviot (plural Cheviots)

plural Cheviots

  1. A sheep of a hardy short-wool breed reared on the Cheviot Hills.
proper noun
  1. The Cheviot, a hill, the highest point in the Cheviot Hills in Kirknewton parish and Earle parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NT9020).
  2. A locality in the Shire of Murrindindi, Victoria, Australia.
  3. A small town in Hurunui district, north Canterbury, New Zealand.
  4. A city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, named after the Scottish Cheviot Hills.
Cite this entry
APA

cheviot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheviot

MLA

“cheviot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheviot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cheviot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheviot.

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