jarvey

noun

jar·​vey

variants or less commonly jarvie

ˈjärvē

plural jarveys also jarvies

1

chiefly Irish : the driver of a hackney coach or of a jaunting car

2

: hackney coach

Word History

Etymology

from Jarvey, nickname for Jarvis

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