kurvey, verb intransitive

Origin:: South African Dutch, Dutch, Afrikaans, FrenchShow more Englished form of South African Dutch karwei to transport, carry, from Dutch karweien to do odd jobs (perhaps influenced by Dutch and Afrikaans kar cart) or from Dutch karwei hard work, big job (adaptation of French corvée).

obs.

to ride transport, see ride sense 1 b.

1873 Queenstown Free Press 8 Aug.For various reasons not a single farmer ‘kurveys’ between either Concordia or Springbok and Port Nolloth.

1913 C. Pettman Africanderisms 286Kurvey, To, To convey goods by wagon.

to ride transport, see ride sense 1 b.

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