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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

Example Sentences

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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 Howard I. (Howard Irving) Chapelle

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 Howard I. (Howard Irving) Chapelle

“That’s a policy choice that does not change anything. It just reduces the cash that Treasury has on deposit,” Padhraic Garvey, regional head of research, Americas, for ING, said in a note to clients.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

They are spiritual to me cause that’s Haile Selassie and Marcus Garvey, two very important beings for us.

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

Waiting for him were Ron Cey, Bill Russell, Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes and Reggie Smith, the heart of a lineup that would win a World Series a season later.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026

It had been a full three weeks after he’d submitted the application before Garvey had casually said, “Well, Champ, you’ve been accepted for Circle Justice. Now what are you going to do with this chance?”

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen