jarvey
Americannoun
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a hackney coachman.
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a hackney coach.
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of jarvey
1790–1800; special use of Jarvey, variant of Jarvis proper name
Example Sentences
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It should be added, in justice to the worthy citizen, that a half crown immediately rewarded the witty jarvey for his ready joke.
When you ask your jarvey if he thinks it will rain to-day, his invariable answer is "It will not."
From The Charm of Ireland by Stevenson, Burton Egbert
You can pretend to walk with us a little way, then slip back and under the seat again—takin' care that this time the jarvey don't see you.
From The Adventures of Harry Revel by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
"Would your honour be wantin' a car?" asked the jarvey, leaning toward us ingratiatingly.
From The Charm of Ireland by Stevenson, Burton Egbert
Our jarvey then drove us to the Bois de Boulogne, which is not far from here.
From From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. by Wardle, J.
An anecdote, illustrative of the wit of Irish "jarveys," is going the rounds in Dublin.
But the jarveys returned, and by a circuitous route reached Limerick viâ Killaloe, thanking Heaven for their whole skins, and vowing never to so risk them again.
From Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule by Buckley, Robert John
All these considerations led me to the irresistible conclusion that Jefferson Hope was to be found among the jarveys of the Metropolis.
From A Study in Scarlet by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
There were no cabs or jaunting cars because we had not been expected so early, and the jarveys were in attendance on the Holyhead steamer.
From Penelope's Irish Experiences by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith
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