garvey

¹ American  

[gahr-vee] / ˈgɑr vi /

noun

plural

garveys

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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Etymology

Origin of garvey

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

Example Sentences

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)