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garvey

noun

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as in curragh

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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

He and his dory were overlooked and forgotten by the mothership in a fog leaving him and a compatriot at sea five days from land.

— Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Well, our president just told us the economy is in fine fettle, Everything would be hunky dory if not for Joe Biden.

— Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025

Definition of dory

Noun

Officials are asking anyone who has seen Sean Michael Cunningham or his canoe in the last few days to contact them immediately.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 31 July 2026
The trail off that parking lot is wooded and crosses miles of wetlands and river swamp with multiple bridges and places where people can fish, canoe, and kayak.

— Dateline NBC, NBC news, 30 July 2026

Definition of canoe

Noun

The cruise ship then towed the skiff back to Farragut Bay, according to the statement (Forbes has reached out to the Coast Guard and the cruise operator for further comment on the incident).

— Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Fishing trips from King Salmon can take many forms, from drifting the broad Naknek River in a metal skiff boat to hopping aboard a floatplane for waters that see few other anglers all season.

— Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of skiff

Noun

The money will finance dozens of routine but essential items, such as a new roof, a 24-seat school bus and outrigger canoes that will be used by military veterans struggling with post-traumatic stress.

— Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 10 July 2026
Immerse yourself in Hawaiian traditions and culture through the Hale Kukuna Cultural Center or explore the ocean in a Hawaiian outrigger canoe.

— Sharael Kolberg, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026

Definition of outrigger

Noun

Three officers in a patrol boat saw him and two other people riding in a dinghy with a blue canopy in Cow Channel.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
Operating as close as possible to the Libyan search-and-rescue zone, its crew deployed fast rigid inflatable boats (RHIBs) to reach overcrowded inflatable dinghies before larger rescue vessels could arrive.

— Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 17 July 2026

Definition of dinghy

Noun

That material will then be suctioned up along with seawater and loaded onto large barges, known as scows, which carry a slurry of sediment, rocks and debris.

— Teresa Tomassoni, Sun Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2026
The family friends promised to help Wade find work at a seafood processing plant or on a fish-buying scow.

— Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025

Definition of scow

Noun

Magdalena Jablonska of Des Plaines was killed on July 25 when a triple-engine pontoon boat operated by 45-year-old Richard Stevenson of Lisle collided with her boat in a no-wake zone.

— Lauren Victory, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Two other people who had been aboard the pontoon left before law enforcement arrived.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of pontoon

Noun

Hodge, who runs an Alweld Invader, a shallow-running johnboat, didn’t have forward-facing sonar or any other fancy electronics onboard.

— Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 13 May 2026
Stanberry and her husband, and sometimes friends who like to come along, will brave the heat and bugs and hike out into the swamp, drive out to trails in a vehicle, take electric bikes or motor around in a johnboat looking for the invasive species.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025

Definition of johnboat

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