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• garvey
  garvey

  noun

  a scowlike open boat, variously propelled, used by oyster and clam fishermen in Delaware Bay and off the coasts of Delaware and New Jersey.
• Garvey
  Garvey

  noun

  Marcus (Moziah) 1887–1940, Jamaican Black civil rights activist in the U.S. (1916–27): advocated emigration of Black Americans to Africa.

garvey

¹ American  

[gahr-vee] / ˈgɑr vi /

noun

• garveys
  plural

1. a scowlike open boat, variously propelled, used by oyster and clam fishermen in Delaware Bay and off the coasts of Delaware and New Jersey.

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Garvey ² American  

[gahr-vee] / ˈgɑr vi /

noun

1. Marcus (Moziah) 1887–1940, Jamaican Black civil rights activist in the U.S. (1916–27): advocated emigration of Black Americans to Africa.

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Garvey British  

/ ˈɡɑːvɪ /

noun

1. Marcus. 1887–1940, Jamaican Black nationalist leader, active in the US. He founded (1914) the Universal Negro Improvement Association and led the Back-to-Africa movement: gaoled for fraud (1925–27)

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Noun Inflected Forms

• garveys
  plural

Etymology

Origin of garvey

First recorded in 1895–1900; probably from a proper name

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In spite of Barnegat Bay's extensive oyster beds and its proximity to New Haven, the sharpie never became popular in that region, where a small sailing scow known as the "garvey" was already in favor.

From The Migrations of an American Boat Type by Chapelle, Howard I. (Howard Irving)

The garvey was commonly 24 to 26 feet long with a beam on deck of 6 feet 4 inches to 6 feet 6 inches and a bottom of 5 feet to 5 feet 3 inches.

From The Migrations of an American Boat Type by Chapelle, Howard I. (Howard Irving)

The murals, depicting Rastafari icons and Haile Selassie I and Marcus Garvey, were featured in the 2024 biopic “Bob Marley: One Love.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

Treasurys remains in sight, ING’s Michiel Tukker and Padhraic Garvey say in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

Schiff ended up winning the primary and trounced Garvey in the runoff.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

What’s Next: A rise in inflation “becomes more ingrained the longer the Strait of Hormuz remains closed,” ING’s Padhraic Garvey wrote in a note on Monday.

From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026

“It was just a dream,” Garvey said, resting his hand on Cole’s arm.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen