jarveys

An anecdote, illustrative of the wit of Irish "jarveys," is going the rounds in Dublin.

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An anecdote, illustrative of the wit of Irish "jarveys," is going the rounds in Dublin.

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A jam of jarveys toward the railway station slowed their pace to a crawl.

At Swim, Two Boys Jamie O’Neill 2002

Jeers from the jarveys, cold stares from gentlemen, ragamuffin boys mocked their step.

At Swim, Two Boys Jamie O’Neill 2002

Jeers from the jarveys, cold stares from gentlemen, ragamuffin boys mocked their step.

At Swim, Two Boys Jamie O’Neill 2002

Silent amid the roaring world, Eveline wove through the trams and jarveys and the May processions of girls and boys.

At Swim, Two Boys Jamie O’Neill 2002

Silent amid the roaring world, Eveline wove through the trams and jarveys and the May processions of girls and boys.

At Swim, Two Boys Jamie O’Neill 2002

A jam of jarveys toward the railway station slowed their pace to a crawl.

At Swim, Two Boys Jamie O’Neill 2002

The mystery of this was resolved when -- it seemed an hour later; but actually, I dare say, Bill's obsequies took but the normal twenty minutes or so -- Mr. Jope shepherded his flock back through the gates and, red-eyed, addressed them while he distributed largess along the line of jarveys.

The Adventures of Harry Revel Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903

All these considerations led me to the irresistible conclusion that Jefferson Hope was to be found among the jarveys of the Metropolis.

A Study in Scarlet Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902