jarvey
Americannoun
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jarveys
plural
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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
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The jarvey drove Harry Furniss, when a boy, down to the old Theatre Royal, Dublin.
From The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 by Harry Furniss
We did not whirl up the street, with our horse curvetting proudly and the jarvey clinging to the reins.
From The Charm of Ireland by Burton Egbert Stevenson
"He meant Irish miles, your honour," explained the jarvey, laughing.
From The Charm of Ireland by Burton Egbert Stevenson
The outside cars went spanking down the broad road, and every jolly-faced jarvey winked at her as he jolted by.
From Mary, Mary by Padraic Colum
There is a story that when Mr. Beerbohm Tree arrived in Dublin he was received by a crowd of his admirers, and jumping on to a car said to his jarvey, "Splendid reception that, driver!"
From The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 by Harry Furniss
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 Robert John Buckley
An anecdote, illustrative of the wit of Irish "jarveys," is going the rounds in Dublin.
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 Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
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 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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