jarvey

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jarvey

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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 jarvies · jarveys · jarvie · jarvy

  1. dated A hackney coach driver .
  2. Ireland The driver of a jaunting car. […] 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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"jarvey." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jarvey. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"jarvey." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jarvey.

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@misc{jarvey_2026,
  title = {jarvey},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jarvey},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}