jarvey

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
19
Words With Friends
21
Letters
6

Definition of jarvey

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (dated)A hackney coach driver .
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noun

  1. (dated)A hackney coach driver .
  2. (Ireland)The driver of a jaunting car.
    “[…] Dublin residents, like those jarvies waiting news from abroad, would tempt any ancient mariner who sailed the ocean seas to draw the long bow about the schooner Hesperus and etcetera.”

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Etymology

Two origins have been suggested, although there is no solid evidence for either: * They are named after Saint Gervais. * They are named after a coachman named Jarvis.

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