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Definition of Jarvey
1. n. The driver of a hackney coach.
Definition of Jarvey
1. Noun. (context: dated 17th & 18th centuries) a hackney coach driver ¹
2. Noun. (context: Ireland) the driver of a jaunting car. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Jarvey
1. the driver of a carriage for hire [n -VEYS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jarvey
Literary usage of Jarvey
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ireland Under Coercion: The Diary of an American by William Henry Hurlbert (1888)
"1 I have since learned that my jarvey was well informed. Sir Henry Burke actually
paid Mr. Dillon £160 for the maintenance of his tenants while out of their ..."
2. Patchwork by Basil Hall (1841)
"An English jarvey—Paris Pavement.—The Paris Police—The Boulevards in a Mess.—Absence
of Drains.—Cost of removing Snow.—Defective Drainage.—St. Petersburgh. ..."
3. The Life of Gustavus Vaughan Brooke, Tragedian by William John Lawrence (1892)
"... Eloquent Defence—Saddening Scenes in the Provinces—A Memorable Saturday Night
in Belfast and its Sequel — How Brooke Dealt with an Extortionate jarvey ..."
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