jar|vey

jar|vey
jar|vey «JAHR vee», noun, plural -veys. British Informal.
1. a cabdriver.
2. a cab.
3. the driver of a jaunting car: »

I had despatched waiters in different directions for a jarvey (Charles J. Lever).

[< Jarvis, or Jervis, a proper name]

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