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 short trail passes faithful re-creations of domed huts and paperbark canoes, offering a glimpse of how the Indigenous Needwonnee people lived and cultivated the land.
    Justin Meneguzzi, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Hannah Groth of Any Thyme Catering and her team show off one of their catering feats, a canoe filled with various snacks and bites to eat.
    Kendall Larson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 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
  • For example, a skier with disabilities can rent or buy equipment like outriggers and braces to help control their speed and balance on the mountain.
    Jaclyn Greenberg, WIRED, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Six of those pulses were detected by an outrigger telescope 41 miles (66 kilometers) away from CHIME.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In 1972, Scottish sailor Dougal Robertson and his family survived for 38 days at sea in a small dinghy after killer whales sunk their schooner near the Galapagos Islands.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 29 Jan. 2025
  • 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
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
  • On Tuesday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear told Morning Edition that he's been traveling across the state on a pontoon boat, mourning with the families of recently deceased residents and helping those who were displaced.
    Destinee Adams, NPR, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Rent a pontoon boat at Mountain Cove Marina, stop by the Douglas Dam Overlook for panoramic views and exhibits on the Tennessee Valley Authority’s history, or take a picnic to the shoreline and do a little birding.
    Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2025
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 21 Feb. 2025.

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