resurrection jarvey
slang (now historical )
noun
A hackney coachman who also works as a resurrection man.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Charles Westmacott (?1787–1868), journalist and blackmailer. See jarvey.
- the call of nature
- the calm before the storm
- the Canaries
- the cane
- the Cape
- the Capitol
- the Carolines
- the Carpathians
- thecate
- the Catskills
- the cat's whiskers (or meow or pyjamas)
- the Caymans
- the Championship
- the change
- the change of life
- the Channel
- the Chapel Royal
- the Charioteer
- the chattering classes
- the cherry on the cake (or on top)
- the Cheviots
- the Chilterns
- the chop
- the Church Establishment
- the Cid