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单词 jarvey
释义

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)

  1. (dated) A hackney coach driver [17th and 18th centuries].
  2. (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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