Garvies

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A headland on the North Shore of Long Island in New York, known for its archaeological sites and coastal scenery
2. A coastal point on Long Island's north shore in New York State, noted for its historic Native American remains
3. A promontory on the north side of Long Island in New York, valued for its archaeology and scenic shoreline

Etymology: "Garvies" is the plural of "garvie," a noun from Scots, the language of Lowland Scotland, and it belongs to the vocabulary of the sea and its catch. The word's ancestry is not firmly established, so any account of where it came from would be guesswork. Its plural form follows the usual pattern of adding "-ies" to a noun ending in a consonant plus "-ie."