jarvey
English
Alternative forms
- jarvie
- jarvy
Etymology
Two origins have been suggested, although there is no solid evidence for either:
- They are named after Saint Gervais.
- They are named after a coachman named Jarvis.
Noun
jarvey (plural jarvies or jarveys)
- (dated) A hackney coach driver [17th and 18th centuries].
- (Ireland) The driver of a jaunting car.
- 1922 February, James Joyce, “[Episode 1: Telemachus]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, […], OCLC 560090630, part I [Telemachia], page 16:
- […] Dublin residents, like those jarvies waiting news from abroad, would tempt any ancient mariner who sailed the ocean seas to draw the long bow about the schooner Hesperus and etcetera.
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