jarvey

American  

[jahr-vee] / ˈdʒɑr vi /

noun

Irish English.

jarveys plural

1. a hackney coachman.

2. a hackney coach.

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jarvey British  

/ ˈdʒɑːvɪ /

noun

1. informal a hackney coachman

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• jarveys
  plural

Etymology

Origin of jarvey

1790–1800; special use of Jarvey, variant of Jarvis proper name

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

jarvey jarveys

Let the jarvey see you do it: the rest don't matter.

From The Adventures of Harry Revel by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

As we swung along through the fresh, cool air of the evening, we drew our jarvey into talk.

From The Charm of Ireland by Stevenson, Burton Egbert

I dismissed the jarvey, left my portmanteau at the door, and wandered out into the night.

From My New Curate by Sheehan, Patrick Augustine

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 Colum, Padraic

So he hailed a yellow cabriolet and bade the jarvey drive him out to the village of Kensington.

From The Happy Hypocrite A Fairy Tale For Tired Men by Beerbohm, Max, Sir

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

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

An anecdote, illustrative of the wit of Irish "jarveys," is going the rounds in Dublin.

From The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists. by Various

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