garvey

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Recent Examples of garvey The Jawn — a slang word particular to Philadelphia that functions as a pronoun for pretty much anything — is a garvey, a type of work boat. Cassie Owens, Philly.com, 2 June 2018
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Noun
  • French and Portuguese otter trawlers began to work the Grand Banks, while Newfoundlanders continued to fish inshore in traditional ways (although many now had motors on their dories).
    Robert Kunzig, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
  • More boats were gathering: a center console with dual Yamahas, other canoes of varying sizes (including one painted to resemble a scaly serpent), some kayaks, a rowing dory, a couple of Hobie cats.
    Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
Noun
  • The 2028 Games will be spread throughout Southern California and stretch as far south as Temecula — about 90 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles — and as far east as Oklahoma City, about 1,300 miles away, where softball and canoe slalom will be held.
    Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025
  • For now, the skeleton of a female humpback whale is laid out on the floor of the lighthouse, and three canoes are propped up in one wing of the old building.
    John Bartlett, NPR, 12 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Founder Christopher Columbus Smith built his first wooden boat, a skiff, in 1874, as a 13-year-old growing up on the St. Clair River in Algonac, Michigan.
    Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Located an hour’s drive south of the city, this outfit takes oyster lovers out into the beautiful ACE Basin estuary on a 20-foot skiff.
    Lauren Mowery, AFAR Media, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Colorful traditional wooden outrigger canoes called pirogues line the beach where men spend hours mending their nets.
    Sira Thierij, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The New York outpost even showcased the outrigger canoe from Mutiny on the Bounty decorating its lobby.
    Kaila Yu, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Park the dinghy at Saba Rock for dinner and drinks and experience one of the most iconic watering holes in the Caribbean, a staple since the 1960s.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Dozens of men and boys who were aboard the overcrowded dinghy jumped into the sea, Doctors Without Borders said.
    Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • It was purchased in 1890 by brothers John and Alexander Laurie to tow vessels and barges, or scows filled with stone from nearby quarries, in Green Bay and Sturgeon Bay.
    Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 21 Sep. 2024
  • The foundation could be a raft made of tree logs; pontoon made of fiberglass, steel or aluminum; plywood barge or scow floats made from salvaged wooden and metal hulls; or box floats made of wood, metal or Styrofoam.
    oregonlive, oregonlive, 28 Oct. 2022
Noun
  • Cruise Arkansas River Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center will host pontoon boat trips on the Arkansas River from 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 8-9.
    Flip Putthoff, arkansasonline.com, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Patagonia Lake State Park Length: 1.5-mile hike or a pontoon boat tour.
    Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • On an aluminum johnboat, a good seat can make a world of difference.
    Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 9 Jan. 2023
  • No matter if they were hauled in by a trawler, by a cast-netter knee-deep in a creek, or by a late-night baiter whose johnboat lantern is just one twinkle in a constellation of fellow shrimpers out on the inky harbor.
    Stephanie Hunt, Southern Living, 12 July 2020

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“Garvey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garvey. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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